Postcholecystectomy syndrome

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Postcholecystectomy syndrome Classification and external resources
ICD-10	K 91.5
ICD-9	576.0

The term Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after surgery to remove the gallbladder (Cholecystectomy). Symptoms include gastrointestinal distress and persistent pain in the upper right abdomen. ^[1]

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^ Womack, NA; Crider RL (1947). "The Persistence of Symptoms following Cholecystectomy". Annals of Surgery 126: 31–55.

v • d • e Digestive system - Digestive disease - Gastroenterology (primarily K20-K93, 530-579)

Esophagus	Esophagitis - GERD - Achalasia - Boerhaave syndrome - Nutcracker esophagus - Zenker's diverticulum - Mallory-Weiss syndrome - Barrett's esophagus

Stomach/ duodenum	Peptic (gastric/duodenal) ulcer - Gastritis - Gastroenteritis - Duodenitis - Dyspepsia - Pyloric stenosis - Achlorhydria - Gastroparesis - Gastroptosis - Portal hypertensive gastropathy - Gastric antral vascular ectasia

Hernia	Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) - Femoral - Umbilical - Incisional - Diaphragmatic - Hiatus

Noninfective enteritis & colitis	Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis) - noninfective gastroenteritis

Other intestinal	vascular (Abdominal angina, Mesenteric ischemia, Ischemic colitis, Angiodysplasia) - Ileus/Bowel obstruction (Intussusception, Volvulus) - Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) other functional intestinal disorders (Constipation, Diarrhea, Megacolon/Toxic megacolon, Proctalgia fugax) - Anal fissure/Anal fistula - Anal abscess - Rectal prolapse - Proctitis (Radiation proctitis)

Liver/hepatitis	Alcoholic liver disease - Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) - Cirrhosis - PBC - Liver abscess - Autoimmune hepatitis - NASH - Fatty liver - Peliosis hepatis - Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - Portal hypertension - Hepatorenal syndrome

Accessory digestive	Gallbladder: Gallstones - Choledocholithiasis - Cholecystitis - Cholesterolosis - Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses Biliary tree: Cholangitis - Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome - PSC - Biliary fistula - Ascending cholangitis Pancreatic: Acute pancreatitis - Chronic pancreatitis - Pancreatic pseudocyst - Hereditary pancreatitis - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Pancreatic fistula

Other/general	Appendicitis - Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) Malabsorption (coeliac, Tropical sprue, Blind loop syndrome, Whipple's) postprocedural: Gastric dumping syndrome - Postcholecystectomy syndrome bleeding: Hematemesis - Melena - Gastrointestinal bleeding (Upper, Lower)

See also congenital