Recurrent staphylococcal bacteraemia and subhepatic abscess associated with gallstones spilled during laparoscopic cholecystectomy two years earlier.
This is the first report of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and subhepatic abscess in association with intraperitoneal gallstones spilled during laparoscopic cholecystectomy two years earlier. Spilled gallstones can lead to abscess formation in the late postoperative period by acting as foreign bodies that can become infected during bacteraemia and then become a source of recurrent bacteraemia.
Van Mierlo
P J W B
PJ
Slingeland Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Doetinchem, The Netherlands.
De Boer
S Y
SY
Van Dissel
J T
JT
Arend
S M
SM
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus