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Review
. 2009 Jun;10(3):297-300.
doi: 10.1089/sur.2007.066.

Abdominal actinomycosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a rare complication of bile spillage

Doruk Ozgediz  1 , Jie Zheng, E B Smith, Carlos U Corvera
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Review

Abdominal actinomycosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a rare complication of bile spillage

Doruk Ozgediz et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Abdominal actinomycosis has not been reported after elective cholecystectomy.

Methods: Case report and review of the pertinent English-language literature.

Case report: A 69-year-old man with abdominal actinomycosis presented with an abdominal mass mimicking a malignant tumor two years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Investigation revealed the likely source of infection to be bile spillage during surgery.

Conclusion: This is the first reported case of abdominal actinomycosis probably attributable to bile spillage during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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