Spectrum of biliary and nonbiliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: radiologic findings.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the radiologic features of various biliary and nonbiliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Various complications should be considered in patients who do not make an uneventful postoperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Sonography is the easiest and most noninvasive method for screening for such complications. MR cholangiography is most effective in showing biliary complications and CT, for the evaluation of nonbiliary complications. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography enables not only detailed biliary estimation but also biliary decompression.
Kim
Ji Yeon
JY
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap 2-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Kim
Kyoung Won
KW
Ahn
Chul-Soo
CS
Hwang
Shin
S
Lee
Young-Joo
YJ
Shin
Yong Moon
YM
Lee
Moon-Gyu
MG
D000328:Adult; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods