Abscess formation due to dropped gallstone after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a popular treatment modality of symptomatic gallstones with decreased major complications and shortened hospital stay. Complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, most of them involving strictures of biliary tract have been well described in recent reports....

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Published in:European journal of radiology 1997-11, Vol.25 (3), p.242-245
Main Authors: Akyar, Gülden (Şahin), Aytaç, Suat, Yaǧci, Cemil, Akyar, Serdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Abscess - diagnosis
Abdominal Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Abscess - etiology
Aged
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - adverse effects
Computerized tomography
Diagnosis
Female
Gall bladder
Humans
Interventional procedures
Medical problems
Surgery
Surgery-bile ducts
Ultrasonic applications
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a popular treatment modality of symptomatic gallstones with decreased major complications and shortened hospital stay. Complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, most of them involving strictures of biliary tract have been well described in recent reports. However, there are only a few reported cases about dropped gallstones after the procedure, all of which were opaque and easily demonstrated with multiple imaging modalities. An unusual complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy; abscess formation due to a dropped non-opaque gallstone is described in which diagnosis was suggested with the combination of ultrasound and computed tomography findings and confirmed by surgery.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/S0720-048X(96)01147-3