Post cholecystectomy syndrome: an out of date topic?
Andrea Cavallaro 1, Vincenzo Cavallaro 1, Mario Trainiti 1, Alessio Licciardello 1, Alessandro Cappellani 1
Affiliation
Article Info
1 Department of Surgery-Azienda Policlinico “Gaspare Rodolico”, University of Catania, Italy, Department of Surgical Sciences, Organs Transplants, Advanced Technologies-Azienda Policlinico “Gaspare Rodolico”
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.
Keyword
- Post cholecystectomy syndrome
