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Spontaneous Erosion of a Lost Intra-Abdominal Gallstone Through the Back Eight Months Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gallbladder perforation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy with spillage of bile and gallstones occurs in up to 40% of patients. Several reports have recently been published describing complications related to these lost gallstones. The purpose of this study was to determ...

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Autores principales: Memon, Muhammed Ashraf, Jenkins, Harry J., Fitzgibbons, Robert J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3021273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876664
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gallbladder perforation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy with spillage of bile and gallstones occurs in up to 40% of patients. Several reports have recently been published describing complications related to these lost gallstones. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of this complication in our patients. METHODS: A prospectively maintained database of 856 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed between 1989 and 1996 by a single surgeon was analyzed. RESULTS: The number of perforations resulting in loss of stones in the abdominal cavity was 16% (165 patients). Of these 165 patients, only a single patient could be identified as having a long-term complication. CONCLUSIONS: Intra-abdominal lost gallstones can produce complications secondary to migration and erosion. It is prudent to make a concerted effort to remove spilled gall-stones by every possible means but conversion to laparotomy is not justifiable.