Complications of spilled gallstones following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and literature overview
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Complications of spilled gallstones following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and literature overview
INTRODUCTION Gallbladder perforation is common and occurs in 6 to 40% of laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures. In up to a third of these cases, stones are not retrieved and complications can arise many years post-operatively. Diagnosis can be difficult and patients may present to many specialties within medicine and surgery. We seek to present our case and review the literature on prevention...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.4076/1752-1947-3-8626