Open AccessUnexplained ascites following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A surgeon's nightmare – A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Varun Madaan,
GK Adithya,
Satya Prakash Jindal,
Rahul Gupta,
Vivek Tandon,
Deepak Govil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_240_18
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , ascites , nightmare , cholecystectomy , general surgery , surgery , laparoscopy , psychiatry
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has many known complications which can be ascertained to a particular cause. We report a case of ascites development in a young female immediately after Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, for which a cause cannot be found. On review of medical literature, there are few similar case reports, based on them; it can be ascertained to acute allergic reaction to the material used during the procedure may be the CO 2 or the electrocautery.