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A Case of Persistent Hiccup after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Author(s) -

Elisa Grifoni,

Costanza Marchiani,

Alessia Fabbri,

Gabriele Ciuti,

Andrea Pavellini,

Francesco M. Mancuso,

Riccardo Viligiardi,

Alberto Moggi Pig

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2013/206768

Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , complication , surgery , lesion , dysphagia , gallbladder , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , percutaneous , radiology

A 79-year-old man, with history of recent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, came to our attention for persistent hiccup, dysphonia, and dysphagia. Noninvasive imaging studies showed a nodular lesion in the right hepatic lobe with transdiaphragmatic infiltration and increased tracer uptake on positron emission tomography. Suspecting a malignant lesion and given the difficulty of performing a percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, the patient underwent surgery. Histological analysis of surgical specimen showed biliary gallstones surrounded by exudative inflammation, resulting from gallbladder rupture and gallstones spillage as a complication of the previous surgical intervention. This case highlights the importance of considering such rare complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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