Gallstones in an Ovarian Dermoid Cyst

To the Editor: The laparoscopic approach to cholecystectomy is becoming a simple and safe way to perform this procedure. Since this technique is rather new, it may result in unforeseen complications. We encountered a woman in whom an abscess developed inside a dermoid cyst four months after laparosc...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 327; no. 2; pp. 129 - 130
Main Authors Anteby, Eyal, Hurwitz, Arye, Palti, Zvi, Amir, Gail, Yagel, Simcha, Lavy, Yuval, Szold, Amir, Bar-Ziv, Jacob, Milwidsky, Ariel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 09.07.1992
Subjects
Cholecystectomy - adverse effects
Cholelithiasis - complications
Dermoid Cyst - complications
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy
Middle Aged
Ovarian Cysts - complications
Suppuration
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Summary:To the Editor: The laparoscopic approach to cholecystectomy is becoming a simple and safe way to perform this procedure. Since this technique is rather new, it may result in unforeseen complications. We encountered a woman in whom an abscess developed inside a dermoid cyst four months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Two gallstones were embedded in the abscess cavity. A 53-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy because of empyema of the gallbladder. In the course of the operation a few stones were noted to have fallen onto the omentum; they were collected and drawn out. The patient was treated with antibiotics after surgery . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199207093270217