Recurrent cholecystitis and cholelithiasis in a gallbladder remnant 14 years after a converted cholecystectomy

A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of epigastric pain. The patient reported a remote history of a “difficult” laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was converted to an open cholecystectomy in 1994. Further operative details were unavailable. Multiple radiologi...

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Published inRadiology case reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 332
Main Authors Calhoun, Sean K., Piechowiak, Rachel L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 2010
Elsevier
Subjects
CT
MRCP
ERCP
ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
CT, computed tomography
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Summary:A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of epigastric pain. The patient reported a remote history of a “difficult” laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was converted to an open cholecystectomy in 1994. Further operative details were unavailable. Multiple radiologic studies were obtained, all demonstrating a saccular cystic structure in the gallbladder fossa containing calculi. A completion open cholecystectomy, or “recholecystectomy,” revealed a remnant gallbladder with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Multimodality imaging findings are reviewed.
Bibliography:Dr. Calhoun is in Interventional Radiology and is Assistant Program Director of the Radiology Residency Program, and Dr. Piechowiak is a PGY-3 radiology resident, both at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown NJ.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.2484/rcr.v5i1.332