Rare presentation of postcholecystectomy syndrome: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings of remnant gallbladder

Abstract

Post-cholecystectomy syndrome is defined as recurrent or persistent symptoms, consisting of upper abdominal pain or dyspepsia after cholecystectomy. Post-cholecystectomy syndrome occurs due to biliary and non-biliary disorders. Biliary stricture, remnant or recurrent bile calculi, strictures involving the sphincter of Oddi or biliary dyskinesia are common cause of this syndrome. Remnant gallbladder and retained calculi in the remnant gallbladder after incomplete cholecystectomy are rare cause of post-cholecystectomy syndrome. In this study, our purpose was to define findings of remnant gallbladder, which is a rare cause of post-cholecystectomy syndrome with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in two patients.

Keywords

• Post-cholecystectomy syndrome, remnant gallbladder, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Postkolesistektomi sendromunun nadir bir nedeni: Remnant safra kesesinin manyetik rezonans kolanjiopankreatografi bulguları

Abstract

Kolesistektomi sonrası ameliyat nedeni olan klinik semptomların devam etmesi post-kolesistektomi sendromu olarak tanımlanır. Safra yollarına ait ve safra yolları dışı nedenlere bağlı gelişebilmektedir. Sık nedenleri arasında biliyer darlıklar, unutulan/tekrarlayan biliyer taş, Oddi sfinkteri diskinezisi ya da darlığı bulunmaktadır. Yetersiz kolesistektomi sonrası remnant safra kesesi ve remnant kese içerisinde taş varlığı postkolesistektomi sendromunun nadir etyolojileri arasında yer almaktadır. Biz bu çalışmada iki olguda, manyetik rezonans koledokopankreotografi (MRKP) ile post-kolesistektomi sendromunun nadir bir nedeni olan remnant safra kesesi bulgularını ortaya koymayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Post-kolesistektomi sendromu, remnant safra kesesi, manyetik rezonans koledokopankreotografi

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