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

• Main Authors: Tantia Om, Jain Mayank, Khanna Shashi, Sen Bimalendu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
• Series: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
• Subjects: Cystic duct stump calculi; stump cholecystitis; stump syndrome
• Online Access: http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2008;volume=4;issue=3;spage=71;epage=75;aulast=Tantia

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.