✦ LIBER ✦
Trocar-site metastasis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for unsuspected carcinoma of the gallbladder
✍ Scribed by J. C. Copher; J. J. Rogers; M. L. Dalton
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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✦ Synopsis
Fifteen cases of trocar-size metastasis from unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma following laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 66-year-old woman who developed this complication 21/2 months postoperatively. We feel that carcinoma of the gallbladder is a contraindication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. When unsuspected lesions are discovered, intraoperative frozen-section lesions will facilitate the surgical management.