title: The princess and the pea. An unusual complication after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for uncomplicated cholelithiasis. After brief perioperative surveillance and a follow-up visit, most of patients who have undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy are discharged from further surgical care and treated by their primary care physician. This case report discusses an unusual complication in a patient who presented to her family physician 4 years after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The surgical literature on this complication is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pharr
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*