Port site and peritoneal metastases after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for incidentally found gallbladder carcinoma | Zendy

VaibhavkumarK Sutariya | Zendy; PrakashB Patel | Zendy; AnandH Tank | Zendy

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Port site and peritoneal metastases after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for incidentally found gallbladder carcinoma

Author(s) -

VaibhavkumarK Sutariya,

PrakashB Patel,

AnandH Tank

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

advanced biomedical research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2277-9175

DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.109739

Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystectomy , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , gallbladder , histopathology , general surgery , gallbladder cancer , port (circuit theory) , gallbladder disease , carcinoma , laparoscopy , surgery , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering

Gallbladder cancer is found in about 1-2% of patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and it is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy may disseminate gallbladder cancer to peritoneum and even port sites. Here, we present a case of a 59-year-old female patient operated for gallstone disease and her histopathology was suggestive of well-diffentiated gallbladder carcinoma (T1N0M0). Patient presented to us with port site and distant peritoneal metastases after 3 months

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