Abdominal Abscesses Due to Actinomycosis after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Case Reports and Review

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. e1 - e4
• Main Authors: Vyas, Jatin M., Kasmar, Anne, Chang, Hernan R., Holden, Judith, Hohmann, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The University of Chicago Press 15.01.2007
• Subjects: Abdominal Abscess - etiology; Abdominal Abscess - pathology; Abdominal Abscess - therapy; Actinomyces; Actinomyces - isolation & purification; Actinomycosis - etiology; Actinomycosis - pathology; Actinomycosis - therapy; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Middle Aged

We describe 2 patients who presented to a health care facility with abdominal abscesses years after undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was complicated by gallstone spillage. In both patients, sample cultures yielded Actinomyces species and enteric organisms. In 1 patient, crystallographic...