Residual gallstone disease — Laparoscopic management

220 Indian J Surg (May–June 2010) 72:220–225 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-010-0058-8

Indian J Surg (May–June 2010) 72:220–225

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Residual gallstone disease – Laparoscopic management Pradeep Chowbey · Vandana Soni · Anil Sharma · Rajesh Khullar · Manish Baijal

Received: 11 November 2009 / Accepted: 9 December 2009 © Association of Surgeons of India 2010

Abstract Background A few patients who continue to suffer antecedent symptoms following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) may harbor residual gallstones. The incidence of residual gallstones following cholecystectomy is