Dorsal inflammatory mass secondary to lost stones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Jun;109(6):455-456.

Abstract

The most frequent intraabdominal complication after lost stones are abscesses, which account for 65% of complications. The main risk factors are: old age, male gender, surgical difficulty, leakage of lithiasis of more than 1.5 cm or more than 15 stones, perihepatic location and pigmented gallstones. We report the case of a 73-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney failure and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abscess / etiology*
  • Aged
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
  • Gallstones / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Inflammation / etiology*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy