title: Multiple abdominal granuloma caused by spilled gallstones with imaging findings that mimic malignancy.
abstract: Multiple abdominal granulomas caused by spilled gallstones during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy are a rare complication. The images of the granuloma mimicked malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acute Critical Care and Disaster Medicine and ER Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8510. morishita.accm@tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otomo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okubo
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18