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  • Title: Spillage of stones from the gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and complication of a retroperitoneal abscess mimicking gluteal abscess in elderly patients.
    Author: Dashkovsky I, Cozacov JC.
    Journal: Surg Endosc; 2002 Apr; 16(4):717. PubMed ID: 11972233.
    Abstract:
    Gallbladder perforation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy with spillage of bile and gallstones occurs in a substantial percentage of patients (up to 40%). We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented with fever of unknown etiology and a complication of retroperitoneal abscess mimicking a gluteal abscess with gallstones and clips the abscess. Spillage of gallstones from perforation of the gallbladder is a well-recognized complication of laparascopic cholecystectomy, especially several months after the initial surgery, as in the reported case.
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