title: [The lost gallstone--complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy].
abstract: In this case report a persisting fistula between the right flexure of the colon and the abdominal wall was observed after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This was caused by a lost gallstone and eventually resulted in the resection of a colon segment. As a consequence of this case it can be said that intra-abdominally lost gallstones--especially larger ones--have to be recovered completely. In risky cholecystectomies we should consider the use of a laparoscopic bag or the installation of additional working cannulas.
authors.affiliation: Allgemeinchirurgische Abteilung, Marienhospitals Stuttgart.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butters
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bittner
mesh_terms: D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Der verlorene Gallenstein--Komplikation nach laparoskopischer Cholecystektomie.