title: Combined percutaneous and endoscopic approach in management of dropped gallstones following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Dropped gallstones due to accidental perforation of gallbladder wall during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are often encountered. However, dropped gallstones as nidus of infection with subsequent abscess formation is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (0.3%). Most of the reported cases of complicated dropped stones required open surgical drainage. Minimally invasive measures were less frequently employed. We report a case of dropped gallstones that were removed endoscopically through a percutaneous drainage tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: John S F
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: George P C
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chung Ngai
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Michael K W
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Li