Combined percutaneous and endoscopic approach in management of dropped gallstones following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Dropped gallstones due to accidental perforation of gallbladder wall during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are often encountered. However, dropped gallstones as nidus of infection with subsequent abscess formation is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (0.3%). Most of the reported case...

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Published inJournal of radiology case reports Vol. 4; no. 7; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Shum, John S F, Fung, K H, Yang, George P C, Tang, Chung Ngai, Li, Michael K W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States EduRad 2010
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Interventional Radiology
percutaneous endoscopic stone extraction
Dropped gallstone
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Summary:Dropped gallstones due to accidental perforation of gallbladder wall during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are often encountered. However, dropped gallstones as nidus of infection with subsequent abscess formation is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (0.3%). Most of the reported cases of complicated dropped stones required open surgical drainage. Minimally invasive measures were less frequently employed. We report a case of dropped gallstones that were removed endoscopically through a percutaneous drainage tract.
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ISSN:1943-0922
1943-0922
DOI:10.3941/jrcr.v4i7.416