Gallstone granuloma: a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Gallstone spillage during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a relatively common occurrence. These intraperitoneal stones rarely give rise to complications. We present the case of a 68 female who presented with a 5 cm diameter epigastric mass two years after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute-on-chronic cholecystitis with gallbladder stones. CT abdomen demonstrated an inflammatory mass with central calcification. Laparotomy and excision of the mass revealed the diagnosis as a gallstone granuloma.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach