Multiple abdominal granuloma caused by spilled gallstones with imaging findings that mimic malignancy

Koji Morishita; Yasuhiro Otomo; Hideaki Sasaki; Toshimitsu Yamashiro; Kazuaki Okubo

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.016

Multiple abdominal granuloma caused by spilled gallstones with imaging findings that mimic malignancy

Am J Surg. 2010 Feb;199(2):e23-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.016.

Authors

Koji Morishita¹, Yasuhiro Otomo, Hideaki Sasaki, Toshimitsu Yamashiro, Kazuaki Okubo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Acute Critical Care and Disaster Medicine and ER Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8510. morishita.accm@tmd.ac.jp

PMID: 20113695
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.016

Abstract

Multiple abdominal granulomas caused by spilled gallstones during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy are a rare complication. The images of the granuloma mimicked malignancy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Abscess / etiology
Aged
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Gallstones / diagnostic imaging*
Granuloma / diagnostic imaging*
Granuloma / etiology*
Granuloma / pathology
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18