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Case Reports
. 1996 Apr;6(2):123-6.
doi: 10.1089/lps.1996.6.123.

Empyema from lost gallstones: a thoracic complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

C L Willekes  1 , W D Widmann
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Case Reports

Empyema from lost gallstones: a thoracic complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

C L Willekes et al. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1996 Apr.

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy may result in lost (dropped) gallstones. Such stones may precipitate abdominal abscesses including subphrenic abscesses. In our case, the abscess eroded through the diaphragm causing an empyema 17 months after the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Treatment included decortication, drainage, and removal of the stones.

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