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Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. Inadvertent perforation and spillage of gallbladder contents are not uncommon. The potential impact of subsequent retained gallstones is understated. We presen...

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Autores principales: Blair, Alex B., McQuay, Nathaniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7396981
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description Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. Inadvertent perforation and spillage of gallbladder contents are not uncommon. The potential impact of subsequent retained gallstones is understated. We present the case of an intraperitoneal gallstone retained from a previous cholecystectomy eroding into the bowel and leading to intraluminal mechanical bowel obstruction requiring operative intervention. This case illustrates the potential risks of retained gallstones and reinforces the need to diligently collect any dropped stones at the time of initial operation.
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spelling pubmed-50392692016-10-04 Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy Blair, Alex B. McQuay, Nathaniel Case Rep Surg Case Report Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. Inadvertent perforation and spillage of gallbladder contents are not uncommon. The potential impact of subsequent retained gallstones is understated. We present the case of an intraperitoneal gallstone retained from a previous cholecystectomy eroding into the bowel and leading to intraluminal mechanical bowel obstruction requiring operative intervention. This case illustrates the potential risks of retained gallstones and reinforces the need to diligently collect any dropped stones at the time of initial operation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC5039269/ /pubmed/27703833 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7396981 Text en Copyright © 2016 A. B. Blair and N. McQuay Jr. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy
title_full Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy
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title_full_unstemmed Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy
title_short Intraluminal Bowel Erosion: A Rare Complication of Retained Gallstones after Cholecystectomy
title_sort intraluminal bowel erosion: a rare complication of retained gallstones after cholecystectomy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703833
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