Table 2.

Review of literature describing endoscopic management of postcholecystectomy syndrome from remnant cystic duct calculi.

	Number of patients with postcholecystectomy from remnant cystic duct calculi	Mean time of presentation from initial operation	Type of initial operation and indication	Indication for initial operation	Endoscopic management technique	Outcome at follow-up
Phillips et al. [3]	12 (5 out of 12 patients underwent endoscopic management)	34.2 months	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 9 patients Open cholecystectomy in 3 patients	Acute cholecystitis in 5 patients Chronic cholecystitis in 7 patients	(i) ERCP with sphincterotomy and balloon extraction in 3 patients (ii) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock lithotripsy in 2 patients (iii) 1 patient refused surgical intervention after failed ERCP	Follow-up available in 9 patients Resolution of symptoms in 7 patients out of these 9 patients at mean follow-up of 11.8 months
Walsh et al. [4]	7 (2 out of 7 patients underwent endoscopic management)	8.5 years	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 4 patients Open cholecystectomy in 3 patients	Acute cholecystitis in 2 patients Chronic cholecystitis in 5 patients	(i) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in 1 patient (ii) ERCP retrieval of stones after holmium laser fragmentation in 1 patient	All patients were symptom-free at mean follow-up of 31 months
Benninger et al. [5]	3 (3 out of 3 patients underwent endoscopic management)	2.5 months	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2 patients Open cholecystectomy in 1 patient	Acute cholecystitis in 2 patients Chronic cholecystitis with choledocholithiasis in 1 patient	(i) ERCP retrieval of stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in 3 patients	All patients were symptom-free at mean follow-up of 62 months
Kodali and Petersen [6]	2 (2 out of 2 patients underwent endoscopic management)	2 years	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2 patients	Chronic cholecystitis in 2 patients	ERCP retrieval of stone with balloon and basket retrieval technique	All patients were symptom-free at discharge
Janes et al. [7]	1	1 year	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy	Chronic cholecystitis	Stone migration into common bile duct during treatment planning with subsequent ERCP retrieval	Symptom-free at 3-month follow-up
Wani et al. [8]	1	3 years	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy	Chronic cholecystitis	ERCP mechanical lithotripsy of remnant cystic duct stone and retrieval of stone fragments with balloon	Symptom-free with resolution of LFTs at discharge