ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2018
Spilled gallstones simulating peritoneal carcinomatosis: A case report and literature review.
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- Lost gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a common but underestimated complication-case report and review of the literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Consequences of the spilled gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Pooled it
- Spilled gallstone mimicking intra-abdominal seeding of gallbladder adenocarcinoma: A case report.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
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- Peritoneal seeding of embolic beads after uterine artery embolization.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
- Dropped Gallstone Presenting as Recurrent Abdominal Wall Abscess.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the "gold standard" for the treatment of symptomatic gallstones. However, this surgical technique increases the risk of bile duct injury and lost gallstones. Since over 90% of split gallstones never become symptomatic, they often present as incidental findings on CT-scans. Careful removal of as many stones as possible, intense irrigation and suction are recommended. It has been reported that 8.5% of lost gallstones will lead to a complication, most common are abscesses. PRESENTATION CASE: We report a case of spilled gallstones simulating peritoneal metastases on radiological investigations. Diagnosis was very difficult, not even an US-guided biopsy of the lesion was decisive. Only a diagnostic laparoscopy confirms the diagnosis. DISCUSSION: The reaction associated with lost gallstones can mimic other causes, such as soft tissue sarcoma, malignant lymphoma or, as in our case peritoneal carcinomatosis.
conclusionSpilled gallstones are associated with uncommon, but significant complications, and even the diagnosis of such a condition can cause serious difficulties. Serious effort must be made to prevent gallbladder perforation, and accidental stone spillage should be promptly recognized and properly managed.
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