Port site metastases after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for an unexpected gallbladder carcinoma.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a proven, well-accepted surgical technique for removing the diseased gallbladder and has rapidly become the surgical procedure of choice over conventional open cholecystectomy. Radiologists must be aware of the possibility of inadvertent dissemination of incidental gallbladder cancer during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We report a case of this unusual complication: a patient with port site metastases after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for an unexpected gallbladder carcinoma at an early stage.
García Figueiras
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Department of Radiology, Hospital Comarcal de Monforte, Calle Corredoira s/n, Lugo 27400, Spain.
Díaz Tie
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Lapeña Villarroya
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Armesto Fernández
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González Rodríguez
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Argüelles Pintos
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed