An unusual complication of a laparoscopic nephrectomy: the "lost" kidney stone.
This is the first reported case of a complication resulting from a lost kidney stone after a laparoscopic nephrectomy. The patient presented with a calcified right adnexal mass 3 years after having had a laparoscopic left nephrectomy for a staghorn calculus and hydronephrotic kidney. The mass was thought to be a rapidly growing teratoma and was excised. It proved to be a calcium oxalate stone. No similar cases could be found in the literature. Complications of lost gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy are discussed.
Department of Surgery, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York 10451, USA. james.barone@nychhc.org
James E
JE
Barone
Stephen
S
Kardon
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome