title: Laparoscopic retrieval of spilled stones.
abstract: Spillage of gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is occasionally a problem. The use of a finger cut off of a size 9 sterile glove as an intraperitoneal sack facilitates the removal of these stones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Norwood Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*