Completion cholecystectomy for residual gallbladder: A re-emerging problem in the era of safe cholecystectomy

Abstract

Incomplete gallbladder removal usually leads to residual gallbladder, which can act as a nidus for stone formation in later life. Stump cholecystitis is a condition in which, such a large gallbladder remnant left after subtotal cholecystectomy becomes inflamed. When this happens, a completion cholecystectomy is advised. We present a rare case of residual gall bladder in a 44-year-old woman who underwent a subtotal cholecystectomy procedure 12 years ago.