title: Gallstones in the peritoneal cavity. A clinical and experimental study.
abstract: Gallstones are commonly lost into the peritoneal cavity during cholecystectomy. We investigated the effect of this occurrence using a rabbit model and also by a postal questionnaire of patients in whom gallstones were lost at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. No deleterious effects could be demonstrated, and it is concluded that there is no indication for a laparotomy to retrieve "escaped" gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Omaha, NE 68131.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hinder
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgibbons
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol