title: Retained faecolith: an avoidable complication of laparoscopic appendicectomy.
abstract: A 26-year-old woman presented to the accident and emergency department 9 days post laparoscopic appendicectomy for a non-perforated, but gangrenous appendicitis. She was found to have a retained faecolith with a pelvic abscess. This case demonstrates one of the common pitfalls of the laparoscopic appendicectomy and we discuss some technical points to avoid such complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Diseases, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Ranjeet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*
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