title: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Spilled Gallstones.
abstract: We report a case of a 57-year-old woman who presented with a necrotizing soft tissue infection of the right anterior abdominal wall, 1 year after open cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation. Surgical exploration revealed pigmented gallstones along with pus in the abdominal wall and gallbladder fossa. Intraoperative spillage of gallstones is common during both open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but, in rare cases, can lead to serious complications including necrotizing infection of the abdominal wall.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, GGS Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, India.
authors.forename: Harjeet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Hemanth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Verma