Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) S.S. Jaunoo , S. Mohandas, L.M. Almond Department of General Surgery, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.10.008 Open access funded by the Author(s) Abstract The term postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) comprises a heterogeneous group of symptoms and findings in patients who have previously undergone cholecystectomy. Although rare, these patients may present with abdominal […]
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
Biliary Complications Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Biliary Complications Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Mechanism, Preventive Measures, and Approach to Management: A Review Norman Oneil Machado Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O. Box 38, Muscat 123, Oman Received 15 February 2011; Accepted 8 April 2011 Academic Editor: Daniel M. Herron Copyright © 2011 Norman Oneil Machado. This is an open access article distributed […]
Bile Leakage and Delayed Postcholecystectomy Syndrome Complicating Subtotal Cholecystectomy
Bile Leakage and Delayed Postcholecystectomy Syndrome Complicating Subtotal Cholecystectomy. Case Report and Literature Review. A Mohamed, N Bhat Citation A Mohamed, N Bhat. Bile Leakage and Delayed Postcholecystectomy Syndrome Complicating Subtotal Cholecystectomy. Case Report and Literature Review.. The Internet Journal of Surgery. 2009 Volume 24 Number 1. Abstract Subtotal cholecystectomy is now considered as safe and […]
Post-cholecystectomy syndrome: spectrum of biliary findings at magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Br J Radiol. 2010 Apr; 83(988): 351–361. doi: 10.1259/bjr/99865290 PMCID: PMC3473449 PMID: 20335441 R Girometti, MD, G Brondani, MD, L Cereser, MD, G Como, MD, M Del Pin, MD, M Bazzocchi, MD, and C Zuiani, MD Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Post-cholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is defined as a complex of heterogeneous symptoms, […]
Correct understanding of “cholecystectomy syndrome” (Postcholecystestomy Syndrome, PCS)
Cholecystectomy syndrome (Postcholecystestomy Syndrome, PCS), also known as cholecystectomy complications, recurrent biliary syndrome (Recurrent Biliary Tract Syndrome), which is due after cholecystectomy and biliary lesions appeared on the clinical syndrome. After cholecystectomy is generally believed that about 25 to 30% may occur transient symptoms may disappear quickly, about 2% to 8% can be sustained because […]
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome, or Condition after Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal)
The laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the “gold standard” in chronic calculous cholecystitis treatment. After the gallbladder removal the physiology of gallbladder bile formation is changed. Absence of the gallbladder leads to development of functional biliary hypertension and dilatation of common bile duct and the common hepatic duct (1-8). The dilatation of right and left hepatic […]
Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome (Symptoms after Gallbladder Surgery)
Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome (Symptoms after Gallbladder Surgery) “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” An estimated 20 million Americans have gallstones (cholelithiasis), and about 30 percent of these patients will ultimately develop symptoms of their gallstone disease. The most common symptoms specifically related to gallstone disease include upper abdominal pain (often, but […]
Top 5: The postcholecystectomy syndrome: A review by Khalid R Murshid
Khalid R MurshidDepartment of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Source: http://www.saudijgastro.com/text.asp?1996/2/3/124/34017 Abstract The objective is to study the Postcholecystectomy Syndrome (PCS); its causes, different methods of diagnosis and different treatment options and their results in order to deduce from the above data the best method of prevention of its occurrence and the best […]