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- Title
Mirizzi Syndrome: an unexpected problem of cholelithiasis. Our experience with 27 cases.
- Authors
Safioleas, Michael; Stamatakos, Michael; Safioleas, Panagiotis; Smyrnis, Anastasios; Revenas, Constantinos; Safioleas, Constantinos
- Abstract
Purpose: Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of long standing cholelithiasis. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively estimate the diagnostic and treatment methods applied in patients with Mirizzi syndrome. Materials and methods: Our experience with 27 cases with Mirizzi syndrome is presented. They were diagnosed either by imaging techniques, or during surgical operation. All of the patients were managed surgically. Results: 8 patients were diagnosed preoperatively and the rest intraoperatively. Morbidity rate after surgery was 18,5%, and mortality rate was zero. The patients presented free of symptoms three months after surgery during the follow-up. Conclusion: Mirizzi syndrome is rarely diagnosed preoperatively and US proved inadequate for this purpose. Surgery is the only therapy and usually provides additionally definitive diagnosis.
- Subjects
MIRIZZI syndrome; GALLBLADDER diseases; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; SURGICAL therapeutics
- Publication
International Seminars in Surgical Oncology, 2008, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1477-7800
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1477-7800-5-12