Abdominal Wall Sinus: A Late Complication of Gallstone Spillage During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | Zendy

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Abdominal Wall Sinus: A Late Complication of Gallstone Spillage During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Author(s) -

Michael D. Graham,

Paul G. Anderson,

James Toouli

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

hpb surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1607-8462

pISSN - 0894-8569

DOI - 10.1155/1997/57313

Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , complication , spillage , perforation , gallbladder , surgery , cholecystectomy , general surgery , sinus (botany) , abdominal wall , materials science , botany , biology , engineering , punching , metallurgy , genus , waste management

Long term complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy are uncommon. However, as experience with this procedure accumulates, sporadic reports of non-biliary complication have been published. We report a case of abdominal wall sinus formation secondary to gallbladder perforation and stone spillage occurring during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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