title: Imaging in laparoscopic cholecystectomy--what a radiologist needs to know.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment option for cholelithiasis. In order to properly assess for the complications related to the procedure, an understanding of the normal biliary anatomy, its variants and the normal postoperative imaging is essential. Radiologist must be aware of benefits and limitations of multiple imaging modalities in characterizing the complications of this procedure as each of these modalities have a critical role in evaluating a symptomatic post-cholecystectomy patient. The purpose of this article is describe the multi-modality imaging of normal biliary anatomy and its variants, as well as to illustrate the imaging features of biliary, vascular, cystic duct, infectious as well as miscellaneous complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We focus on the information that the radiologist needs to know about the radiographic manifestations of potential complications of this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address: nsdesai@partners.org.
authors.forename: Naman S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address: drashish83@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital, Priestman St, Fredericton, 700, NB E3B 5N5, Canada. Electronic address: drvivek.virmani@horizonnb.ca.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address: nkwatra@partners.org.
authors.forename: Neha S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kwatra
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: jaricci@partners.org.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address: ssaboo@partners.org.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059925:Anatomic Landmarks / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Biliary tract surgical procedure; Cholelithiasis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Post-cholecystectomy syndrome