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. 2008 Jul;4(3):71-5.
doi: 10.4103/0972-9941.43090.

Post cholecystectomy syndrome: Role of cystic duct stump and re-intervention by laparoscopic surgery

Om Tantia  1 , Mayank Jain, Shashi Khanna, Bimalendu Sen
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Post cholecystectomy syndrome: Role of cystic duct stump and re-intervention by laparoscopic surgery

Om Tantia et al. J Minim Access Surg. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the most common surgery performed for symptomatic gallstones. However even after surgery, symptoms may persist in some patients. Various causes for such post-cholecystectomy syndrome have been noted. We report our experience of seven such patients with post-cholecystectomy syndrome where on investigations, presence of stone in the biliary tree could be confirmed along with remnant gall-bladder. All these patients underwent completion cholecystectomy with removal of the stones by laparoscopic surgery and had good post-operative result. The patients were followed-up from three months to one year and all were asymptomatic till their last follow-up.

Keywords: Cystic duct stump calculi; stump cholecystitis; stump syndrome.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
CBD stone in a patient with cystic duct stump undergoing laparoscopic CBD exploration
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Figure 2
Stump cholecystectomy in a patient with a cystic duct stump with stone
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