title: Passing of gallstones via the urethra: a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for uncomplicated gallstone (GS) disease. We present a rare complication in a patient with a persistent urachus who, 9 months after LC with intraperitoneal spillage, started to pass GS when urinating.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery KAS, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lütken
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berggren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maltbaek
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014472:Umbilicus; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014521:Urethra; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology