Postcholecystectomy syndrome: a case report

Kumar, Dhakchinamoorthi Krishna; Pavitha, P Leena; Prukruthi, Ramachandran; Tabassum, Fathima; Bellja, J. B. Shalam; Madhumathi, Hanumakonda

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20205498

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“…Only two patients presented with cholangitis, but no choledochal calculi were evidenced by the imaging exams performed. These findings may be explained because the patients may have had the postcholecystectomy syndrome, which can affect 10 to 15% of patients who undergo cholecystectomy (23) , or even because the calculus has spontaneously migrated to the intestine, clearing the bile duct (24,25) .…”

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Clinical and Epidemiological Evaluation of Complications Associated With Gallstones in a Tertiary Hospital

Aguiar

Júnior

et al. 2022

Arq. Gastroenterol.

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Background: Gallstones are the presence of bile clay in the gallbladder or bile ducts. The disease can be asymptomatic or symptomatic and can lead to complications and consequently a worse prognosis, such as acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, and acute pancreatitis. The risk of complications increases after the first episode of biliary colic. Objective: A clinical-epidemiological evaluation of patients admitted to a gastroenterology ward of a tertiary care hospital with gallstone-related complications. Methods: We evaluated 158 patients admitted through discharge reports and medical records analysis from January 1, 2013, to February 24, 2021. Results: The female sex was predominant (76.6%), and the mean age of patients was 51.6 years. Men were significantly older than women (P=0.005). Most (57.6%) had some comorbidity, the most frequent being systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. The mean hospitalization time was 24 days, significantly longer in men (P=0.046) but without a direct relationship with age (P=0.414). The most frequent complication was choledocholithiasis, and 55.7% of patients without previous cholecystectomy had a report of biliary colic before admission, on average 1.5 years previously. A history of a prior cholecystectomy was present in 17.1% of those evaluated. Abdominal ultrasonography followed by magnetic resonance cholangiography was the most frequently performed exam for diagnostic definition. Regarding therapeutic measures, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was necessary for 47.3% of patients without previous cholecystectomy and 81.4% of patients who have already had a cholecystectomy. Among patients not yet cholecystectomized, 84% underwent the procedure before discharge. Conclusion: The female patients were predominant. Men were significantly older than women and had more extended hospital stays. The most frequent complication was choledocholithiasis, and around half of the patients reported previous biliary colic. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been necessary for the majority of the patients.

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