Gallstone shrapnel contamination during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surg Endosc. 1994 Aug;8(8):898-900. doi: 10.1007/BF00843465.

Abstract

The fate of lost gallstones in the peritoneal cavity following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is unknown. We report a case of microabscesses and granuloma formation in the peritoneal cavity and abdominal wall caused by infected gallstone shrapnel due to rupture of the gallbladder during extraction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Abscess / microbiology*
  • Abdominal Abscess / pathology
  • Abdominal Abscess / surgery
  • Aged
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic*
  • Cholelithiasis / surgery
  • Cholesterol*
  • Female
  • Gallbladder / injuries*
  • Gallstones / surgery
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / surgery
  • Hernia, Umbilical / etiology*
  • Hernia, Umbilical / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / pathology
  • Klebsiella Infections / surgery
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Rupture
  • Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic

Substances

  • Cholesterol