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Postcholecystectomy Syndrome: Follow-up

Author: Steen W Jensen, MD, Chief, Department of Surgery, Plumas District Hospital
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Updated: Aug 27, 2009

Outcome and Prognosis

Outcome and prognosis vary in accordance with the variety of patients and conditions encountered and the operations that may be performed.

Future and Controversies

As technology and understanding of the functional disorders of the GI and biliary tracts improve, the ability to make a diagnosis and to treat discovered illnesses will improve. PCS will be a less frequent diagnosis as patients are more efficiently screened and evaluated and as specific diagnoses are confirmed.

 
Acknowledgments

Gail Stentzel for her help in keeping me organized and in assisting with data collection. Jan, my wife, for her love and patience.



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Clinical guidelines:
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain. American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society.  1996 (revised 2007).  5 pages.  NGC:006992

ASGE guideline: the role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and the pancreas. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Medical Specialty Society.  2005 Jul.  8 pages.  NGC:004486

Quality indicators for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. American College of Gastroenterology - Medical Specialty Society
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Medical Specialty Society.  2006 Apr.  6 pages.  NGC:004967

Clinical trials:
 Adjunct Sedatives in Procedures Involving Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

A Trial of Aprepitant For Prevention of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Pancreatitis

Study of Pain Perception Between Males and Females Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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Keywords

postcholecystectomy syndrome, cholecystectomy, post cholecystectomy, ERCP post cholecystectomy syndrome, ERCP procedure, MRCP, endoscopic ultrasound, sphincter of Oddi, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, post-cholecystectomy syndrome, postcholecystectomy symptoms, post cholecystectomy symptoms, post-cholecystectomy symptoms, gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD, peptic ulcer disease, choledochotomy, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, MRCP, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, intraoperative cholangiogram, esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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Steen W Jensen, MD, Chief, Department of Surgery, Plumas District Hospital
Steen W Jensen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons and California Medical Association
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