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


Author(s) : Bimalendu Sen Khanna Shashi Jain Mayank Tantia Om, 
Publisher : N/A
Publication Date : 2008
ISSN : N/A
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.,