[The fate of gallstones dropped during laparoscopic cholecystectomy].
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the procedure of choice for removing symptomatic, stone-containing gallbladders. It is estimated that in 30-40% of these operations stone(s) spill into the peritoneal cavity. It was assumed that these "dropped stones" are harmless and are dissolved and absorbed spontaneously. We present a 70-year-old woman in whom such a stone, dropped during laparoscopy, led to formation of an intraperitoneal abscess.
Barzilai
M
M
Dept. of Radiology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa.
Bitterman
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A
Schlag-Eisenberg
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D
Peled
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N
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography