ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2020
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for giant gall stone: Report of two cases.
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- Lessons Learned From Cholecystectomy for a Giant Gallstone.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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- Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy reduced postoperative pain than three-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with large gallstone, a retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
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- Laparoscopic retrieval of sharp foreign body: An innovative approach.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- Largest case series of giant gallstones ever reported, and review of the literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- Cholecystomegaly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic Management of Gall Bladder Diseases in Nigeria: A Systematic Review.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationReview
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Abstract
backgroundGiant Gallbladder calculus is an uncommon finding among Africans. This condition has paucity of reports in literature. Laparoscopic approach is even a rarer modality of treatment.
aimThis is to report two cases of giant gall stone treated laparoscopically. CASE REPORT: A 32 year old female presented with a history of right hypochondrial pain, on examination, blood pressure was 110/70 mmHg, pulse was 76 beats per minute, and tender right hypochondrum. Abdominal ultrasound showed calculus in gall bladder working diagnosis was Acute Cholecystitis secondary to Cholelithiasis. She had laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The findings were: Giant gallbladder calculus measuring 8.2 cm by 7.5 cm in diameter. The second patient was a 62 year old woman who presented with right hypochonrial pain, on examination, Murphy's and Moynyham modified Murphy's were positive. Abdominal and pelvic scan showed multiple gallbladder calculi. She had laparoscopic cholecystectomy and findings were multiple calculi with one measuring 8 cm by 6 cm in widest diameters. Both patients' follow-up in outpatient clinic were uneventful.
conclusionGiant gall stone is a rare condition. It is not an absolute indication for open cholecystectomy. Laparoscopy can be a very useful method of treatment in experienced hands.
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