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Case Reports
. 1994 Aug;8(8):898-900.
doi: 10.1007/BF00843465.

Gallstone shrapnel contamination during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

R Golub  1 , C Nwogu, R Cantu, H Stein
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Case Reports

Gallstone shrapnel contamination during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

R Golub et al. Surg Endosc. 1994 Aug.

Abstract

The fate of lost gallstones in the peritoneal cavity following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is unknown. We report a case of microabscesses and granuloma formation in the peritoneal cavity and abdominal wall caused by infected gallstone shrapnel due to rupture of the gallbladder during extraction.

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