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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 10;2019(4):rjz107.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz107. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Gallbladder complicating a parastomal hernia

Peter Rogers  1 , Alvin Lai  2 , Paul Salama  1
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Case Reports

Gallbladder complicating a parastomal hernia

Peter Rogers et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

The presence of the gallbladder in a parastomal hernia is exceeding rare. We present the case of a 75-year-old female with a parastomal hernia complicated by presence of the gallbladder. The patient was managed with surgical intervention to repair the hernia and reduce the gallbladder to its correct abdominal position without cholecystectomy. She recovered well from her surgical repair, and was recurrence free at her 6-month outpatient visit. This is the one of seven reported cases of parastomal gallbladder herniation and fits with known pre determinants of advanced age and being female. We present this case due its interesting and novel nature.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Sagittal view CT scan of the gallbladder in the parastomal hernia.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Axial view CT scan of the gallbladder in the parastomal hernia.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Management routes for gallbladder parastomal herniation (cholecystectomy vs no cholecystectomy).
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