Abstract
We report a patient with pneumonia and empyema secondary to an abdominal abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae from stones released into the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
MeSH terms
-
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
-
Empyema, Pleural / etiology*
-
Female
-
Humans
-
Klebsiella Infections / etiology*
-
Klebsiella pneumoniae*
-
Middle Aged
-
Pneumonia / etiology*
-
Recurrence