Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Surgery, ASANA Hospital Leuggern, Kommendeweg 12, 5316 Leuggern, Switzerland

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• Case Report   
  Necessity of Surgery for Cystic Duct Remnant Syndrom
  Author(s): Ivan Adamovic*, Kostas Michael, Tim Stegemann, Maurus Murer, Alexander Golowan, Hans-Dieter Mäder and Lukas Krähenbühl
  
  Background: Incomplete resection of the gallbladder is not as low as previously thought and occurs in up to 16% of operated patients. In some of these patients, symptoms may persist after surgery. These include upper abdominal pain, fever, dyspepsia, and jaundice. After diagnosis, surgical intervention is necessary to alleviate symptoms and avoid potential complications such as recurrent cholangitis with potential sepsis, Mirizzi syndrome, pancreatitis, or carcinoma. Case presentation: The patient was a 53-year-old man with previous laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2002 for acute cholecystitis and postoperatively several years of episodes of upper abdominal pain, discomfort, and dyspepsia. In December 2023, he was hospitalized for a few days due to upper abdominal pain and cholangitis. MRCP revealed no evidence of intra- or extrahepatic chole.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2024.14.1622

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