Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| K91 | Diseases of the digestive system following medical procedures, not elsewhere classified |
| K91.5 | Postcholecystectomy Syndrome |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The postcholecystectomy syndrome in the narrower sense is a collective term for complaints and sequelae that occur after a cholecystectomy . These can be mechanical causes, such as a stricture of a bile duct as a surgical complication.
In a broader sense is denoted by a postcholecystectomy syndrome, the fact that non-specific abdominal pain, leading to a cholecystectomy had caused persist after cholecystectomy, so the gallbladder was not the real cause of the discomfort.
Web links
- Roche Lexicon Medicine 5th Edition; Online version Keyword: Postcholecystectomy Syndrome Elsevier GmbH, Urban & Fischer Verlag; Munich / Jena 2003; ISBN 3-437-15072-3 .
- www.medrapid.de (clinical online reference work)
- Entry on postcholecystectomy syndrome in Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company
