title: Choloperitoneum causes extensive coloring of the abdominal wall skin.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, because it is the less invasive surgical procedure, has been established as the procedure of choice for the treatment of patients with symptomatic gallbladder stones. However, bile leakage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy should not be overlooked. It is generally due to a minor biliary complication, although it can sometimes herald a major duct injury. Bile leakage rates of 1.2% to 4.0% in laparoscopic cholecystectomies have been reported, which are higher than the incidence with open cholecystectomies.
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans' Fund Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathioulakis
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans' Fund Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liverakou
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans' Fund Hospital of Athens, Greece. Electronic address: drsgourgiotis@tiscali.co.uk.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gourgiotis
authors.affiliation: Second Surgical Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001654:Bile Pigments; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D001654:Bile Pigments