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Case 1 Bile in the drain after cholecystectomy
5 questions · Updated August 12, 2026

A 46-year-old woman is on day 2 after an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones. Overnight the subhepatic drain has produced 300 mL of bile-stained fluid. She is comfortable at rest but has mild right upper quadrant pain, a pulse of 96 and a temperature of 37.8 °C.

Surgery › Gastrointestinal › Biliary bile leak ERCP gallstones laparoscopy