Post-Cholecystectomy Gall Bladder Remnant and Cystic Duct Stump Stone

Post-Cholecystectomy Gall Bladder Remnant and Cystic Duct Stump Stone: Surgical Pitfalls, Causes of Occurrence and Completion Cholecystectomy (Open Vs Laparoscopic) as a Safe Surgical Option of Treatment

Introduction: cholecystectomy relieves pre-surgical symptoms of gallbladder disease. The persistence of symptoms was recorded in 10 - 20% of cases. Residual gall bladder/cystic duct stump stone is one of the most important cause.

Aim: to compare between open and laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy of gall bladder remnant and cystic duct stump syndrome as regard short and long term outcome.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 20 cases with residual GB/cystic duct stump stone. The diagnosis was guided by ultrasound and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography. All cases were managed by using completion cholecystectomy - either open or laparoscopic. All preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were collected...

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Laparocele
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: open completion cholecystectomy; Procedure: lap completion cholecystectomy

Detailed Description

The incidence of gall bladder and cystic duct stump stones has been reported to be 5% of patients after urgent cholecystectomy, and it is rare after elective operations . The incidence of incomplete gallbladder removal following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is 13.3% . Partial cholecystectomy may be resorted to in many conditions such as difficult dissection in Calot's triangle that can be hazardous to common bile duct and/or blood vessels. In such cases, many surgeons leave a part of the gall bladder in the manner described by author after removing all stones from the remaining cuff of the gallbladder To prevent the incidence of gallbladder remnant/cystic duct stump calculi, the cystic duct should be fully skeletonized till 1 cm from the common bile duct. Stones in the cystic duct should be milked back to the gallbladder before clipping Routine use of intraoperative cholangiography is not a must but when used it can be useful in detecting calculi in the cystic duct The diagnosis of cystic duct stump syndrome is always into the dilemma of post cholecystectomy syndromes and leads to delayed diagnosis. Cystic duct stump syndrome may be misdiagnosed with reflux esophagitis, peptic ulceration, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic pancreatitis hepatitis, mesenteric ischemia, diverticulitis, and organic or motor intestinal disorders.

The imaging approach to post cholecystectomy syndrome includes ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) scan, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).

The purpose of this study is to emphasis that laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy is the best surgical option for cystic duct stump and gall bladder remnant syndrome as regard safety to the patients...

There may be gender specific risk factor for developing post-cholecystectomy syndrome, in present study; the incidence was 70% in females (14 cases) compared to 30% in males (6 cases). This higher incidence in females was also reported , whom stated that the male to female ratio was 1:1.45.

The symptoms of gall bladder syndrome may be nil or they can present with acute symptoms (biliary colic, acute cholecystitis or acute pancreatitis) or chronic symptoms (persistent right upper quadrant discomfort or pain, food intolerance, nausea or jaundice). The persistence of symptoms after cholecystectomy points to the possibility of a gallbladder remnant, especially when coupled with radiation of pain to the shoulder, food intolerance, nausea or jaundice . abdominal pain and persistent dyspepsia as the commonest presentation were stated by other study , while , reported that patients was referred to their institution without persistent symptoms after cholecystectomy .In the present study, most cases presented with right hypochondrial pain (18 cases) and asymptomatic cases are 2 cases and discovered accidently by ultrasonography for other unrelated symptoms.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 2
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 28 years to 48 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Age: 30-50

  • Both sex
  • Previous cholecystectomy(open or laparoscopic)
  • With or without common bile duct stone.
  • Symptomatic or

Exclusion Criteria:

• • 1-patients unfit for surgery

  • 2-patient refused surgery.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: open completion cholecystectomy; open completion cholecystectomy for cystic duct stump stone	Procedure: open completion cholecystectomy; open excision of cystic duct remnant
Active Comparator: laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy; lap completion cholecystectomy for cystic duct stump stone	Procedure: lap completion cholecystectomy; lap excision of cystic duct stone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
postoperative pain severity on visual analogue score	assessement of pain severity after operation in record of 10	2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
intraoperative time in minutes	assessement of time in the operation in minutes	2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Zagazig University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: tamer A. alnaimy, MD, Zagazig University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 30, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 1, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 3, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 31, 2020
• Last Verified: March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stone; Post cholecystectomy; Stump
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Postoperative Complications; Biliary Tract Diseases; Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: cystic duct stump stone

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No