title: Retroperitoneal abscess from dropped appendicolith complicating laparoscopic appendectomy.
abstract: Abscesses can occur after appendectomy. With the increasing use of laparoscopy, this risk has increased in the same way as the incidence of abscesses related to dropped gallstones increased after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, this occurrence has been rarely reported. We describe here the case of a young patient who developed retroperitoneal abscess one year after laparoscopic appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department, CHC, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lambo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nchimi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khamis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Khuc
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography