Late complication following percutaneous cholecystostomy: retained abdominal wall gallstone.
Eur Radiol, 2000;10(8):1284-6.
Raissaki M[1], Hatzidakis AA, Prassopoulos P, Bakandaki A, Vrachassotakis N, Vasilakis SJ, Gourtsoyiannis NC
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PMID: 10939491
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Abstract
A case of recurrent abdominal wall abscess following percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is presented. Transperitoneal PC was performed in an 82-year-old female with calculous cholecystitis. Symptoms resolved and the catheter was removed 29 days later. The patient came back 5 months later with a superficial abscess that was drained and 8 months post PC with a fistula discharging clear fluid. Ultrasonography revealed the tract adjacent to an area of inflammation containing a calculus, whereas CT failed to depict the stone. Subsequent surgery confirmed US findings. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a dislodged bile stone following percutaneous cholecystostomy.
MeSH terms
Abdominal Abscess; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biliary Fistula; Cholecystitis; Cholecystostomy; Cholelithiasis; Drainage; Female; Foreign-Body Migration; Humans; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Reoperation; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonography
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