Spillage of gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not a rare event. We present a patient with spilled calculi causing an incarcerated hernia.

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: The term "buffalo chest" is used to define a single pleural space with no anatomic separation of the two hemithoraces, seen in an American buffalo or bison. There have been less than ten cases reported where spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax was suspected due interpleural communication. connection associated major i...

The predominant ruminal bacteria that were obtained from a 10(8) dilution of ruminal fluid could be maintained as a mixed population for long periods as long as the bacteria were provided with a complex mixture of carbohydrates. Growth of predominant ruminal bacteria in carbohydrate-limited, ammonia-excess, continuous cultures (0.07/h) had a low requirement for maintenance energy, but the nongr...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to report the occurrence of abscess following spilled gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy as experienced at Good Samaritan Hospital, and to compare it to the experience of other institutions in order to identify the incidence, characteristics and possible risk factors for the development of this complication. METHODS Four case reports of abscess following ...

We present a unique case highlighting the difficulty relating to the specificity of CT-PET following a case where gallstone abscess mimicked colorectal liver metastases. CT-PET is often used in the diagnostic work-up of patients with colorectal liver metastatic disease; aiding staging and patient management. However, care must be taken in the interpretation of ‘hot spots’ and must be considered...