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Case Report

Retroperitoneal Abscess Due to Dropped Gallstones After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

by
Farah Adel
*,
Jose M Ramia
,
Roberto De la Plaza
,
Jose Quilñones
,
Vladimir Arteaga
and
Jorge Garcia-Parreño
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(1), e20; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e20
Submission received: 12 December 2011 / Revised: 6 January 2012 / Accepted: 16 January 2012 / Published: 23 February 2012

Abstract

Complications of dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy are infrequent but retroperitoneal abscess is extremely rare. We present a new case, discuss causes, diagnostic methods, preventive measures and therapeutical options.
Keywords: laparoscopic cholecystectomy; dropped; gallstones; abscess laparoscopic cholecystectomy; dropped; gallstones; abscess

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Adel, F.; Ramia, J.M.; De la Plaza, R.; Quilñones, J.; Arteaga, V.; Garcia-Parreño, J. Retroperitoneal Abscess Due to Dropped Gallstones After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e20. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e20

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Adel F, Ramia JM, De la Plaza R, Quilñones J, Arteaga V, Garcia-Parreño J. Retroperitoneal Abscess Due to Dropped Gallstones After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(1):e20. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e20

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Adel, Farah, Jose M Ramia, Roberto De la Plaza, Jose Quilñones, Vladimir Arteaga, and Jorge Garcia-Parreño. 2012. "Retroperitoneal Abscess Due to Dropped Gallstones After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 1: e20. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e20

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