Laparoscopic Removal of a Retained Gallbladder with Remnant Cystic Duct Calculi.
- Author:
Sun Hyung JOO
1
;
Kyung Ho KIM
;
Eun Joo YUN
;
Samuel LEE
;
Joo Seop KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Kang-dong Sacred heart hospital, Seoul, Korea. jskim@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cystic Duct;
Cholecystectomy laparoscopic;
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
- MeSH:
Bile Ducts;
Calculi*;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
Cystic Duct*;
Gallbladder*;
Gallstones;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2006;10(1):47-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been widely performed as a gold standard in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease. To avoid bile duct injury during operation, it is recommended that dissection should be kept close to the gallbladder despite the potential risk of long cystic duct stump. Post-cholecystectomy syndrome refers to a wide spectrum of conditions that often pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma for surgeon. Cystic duct remnant may cause postcholecystectomy syndrome in the presence of stones. A case is presented in which a symptomatic gallbladder remnant with gallstone was removed successfully by laparoscopic technique. In the era of laparoscopic surgery, which favors a long cystic duct remnant, we should be aware of cystic duct remnant stones as a possible cause of post-cholecystectomy syndrome.
