Open AccessA phantom gallbladder on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Author(s) -
Jinhong Xing,
Jeremy Rochester,
Caroline K Messer,
Bruce P. Reiter,
Mark A. Korsten
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i46.6274
Subject(s) - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , medicine , gallbladder , cholecystectomy , cystic duct , abscess , general surgery , radiology , bile duct , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , pancreatitis
Various complications have been related to laparoscopic cholecystectomy but most occur shortly after the procedure. In this report, we present a case with very late complications in which an abscess developed within the gallbladder fossa 6 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The abscess resolved after treatment with CT-guided extrahepatic aspiration. However, 4 years later, an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) performed for choledocholithiasis demonstrated a "gallbladder" which communicated with the common bile duct via a patent cystic duct. This unique case indicates that a cystic duct stump may communicate with the gallbladder fossa many years following cholecystectomy.