Gallstones in a retroperitoneal abscess: a late complication of perforation of the gallbladder.
The case of a 72-year-old female with a retroperitoneal abscess which contained cholesterol gallstones is presented. The pathogenesis of this unusual complication of gallbladder disease is discussed.
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous