Delayed infectious complications following elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy have not been well delineated in the medical literature. Irretrievable spillage of gallbladder contents at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not rare, and has generally been felt to be of little consequence, p
Gallstone abscess: a delayed complication of spilled gallstone after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
β Scribed by Mohd Khalid; Muddassir Rashid
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
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One case is reported and 14 others are culled from the literature. Each patient experienced an intraperitoneal abscess with a gallstone nidus following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Each required open surgical drainage weeks or months after the initial laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The natural biol
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the preferred method for removal of the diseased gallbladder. While its morbidity and mortality rates are lower than those of the open technique, it does have associated complications which may cause significant morbidity. The morbidity associated with spilled