Post-cholecystectomy syndrome and magnesium deficiency.

Background And Objective: In 20%-30% of cholecystectomised patients a biliary syndrome (called Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome: PCES) reappears after some weeks or months. Its etiology, in certain cases, is an anatomic one: (choledochal lithiasis or stricture, obstructive papillitis, pancreatic duct stenosis), but there are many cases in which all organic causes are excluded.

Methods: The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between these functional disturbances and magnesium (Mg) deficiency (MD).