1 Sep 2009Case Report
Post cholecystectomy syndrome: an out of date topic?
Andrea Cavallaro 1Vincenzo Cavallaro 1Mario Trainiti 1Alessio Licciardello 1Alessandro Cappellani 2
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Article Info
1 University of Catania, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences, Organs Transplants, Advanced Technologies-Azienda Policlinico “Gaspare Rodolico”
2 University of Catania, Italy; Department of Surgery-Azienda Policlinico “Gaspare Rodolico”
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2009, 80(5), 403-406;
Published: 1 Sep 2009
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Abstract
The post-cholecystectomy syndrome, whose finding is always possible, apart of cases of biliary tract iatrogenic injuries (stenosis or leakages), is related to a residual cystic stump lithiasis or more often related to a synchronous main bile duct disease (lithiasis and/or oddities) that could be prevented by pre- or intra-operative cholangiography. The clinical suspect of those conditions should be confirmed by cholangio -MRI. The treatment of main bile duct lithiasic disease is essentially endoscopical. The treatment of the remnant stump lithiasis - flogosis could be performed by laparoscopic or more often by laparotomic surgery because of post-operative flogistic adhesions, especially if an open cholecystectomy has been already performed.
Keywords
- Post cholecystectomy syndrome