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| | Number of patients with postcholecystectomy from remnant cystic duct calculi | Mean time of presentation from initial operation | Type of initial operation and indication | Indication for initial operation | Endoscopic management technique | Outcome at follow-up |
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| Phillips et al. [3] | 12
(5 out of 12 patients underwent endoscopic management) | 34.2 months | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 9 patients
Open cholecystectomy in 3 patients | Acute cholecystitis in 5 patients
Chronic cholecystitis in 7 patients | (i) ERCP with sphincterotomy and balloon extraction in 3 patients
(ii) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock lithotripsy in 2 patients
(iii) 1 patient refused surgical intervention after failed ERCP | Follow-up available in 9 patients
Resolution of symptoms in 7 patients out of these 9 patients at mean follow-up of 11.8 months |
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| Walsh et al. [4] | 7
(2 out of 7 patients underwent endoscopic management) | 8.5 years | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 4 patients
Open cholecystectomy in 3 patients | Acute cholecystitis in 2 patients
Chronic cholecystitis in 5 patients | (i) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in 1 patient
(ii) ERCP retrieval of stones after holmium laser fragmentation in 1 patient | All patients were symptom-free at mean follow-up of 31 months |
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| Benninger et al. [5] | 3
(3 out of 3 patients underwent endoscopic management) | 2.5 months | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2 patients
Open cholecystectomy in 1 patient | Acute cholecystitis in 2 patients
Chronic cholecystitis with choledocholithiasis in 1 patient | (i) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in 3 patients | All patients were symptom-free at mean follow-up of 62 months |
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Kodali and Petersen [6] | 2
(2 out of 2 patients underwent endoscopic management) | 2 years | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2 patients | Chronic cholecystitis in 2 patients | ERCP retrieval of stone with balloon and basket retrieval technique | All patients were symptom-free at discharge |
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| Janes et al. [7] | 1 | 1 year | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Chronic cholecystitis | Stone migration into common bile duct during treatment planning with subsequent ERCP retrieval | Symptom-free at 3-month follow-up |
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| Wani et al. [8] | 1 | 3 years | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Chronic cholecystitis | ERCP mechanical lithotripsy of remnant cystic duct stone and retrieval of stone fragments with balloon | Symptom-free with resolution of LFTs at discharge |
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