Intraperitoneal Missed Gall Stones during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Anwer Ayed* FICMS, Bassam Hameed Al-Jarrah* FICMS, Hussain Ali Turki* FICMS
Abstract
Background: Perforation of the gall bladder occurs more frequently in laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the subsequent spillage of the bile and gallstones into the peritoneal cavity. Removal of the spilled gallstones can often be a difficulty and time consuming.
Objectives: To evaluate the sequelae of missed stones in the peritoneal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Methods: A prospective study of 65 patients with missed gallstone during laparoscopic cholecystectomy were studied during the period from Jan 2012 to Jan 2017 in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. The complications were recorded and analyzed.
Results: Missed stones-related complications were; port-site infection 7 (10.7%) and subhepatic abscess 1 (1.5%) patients. Other complications are usual complications, which may occur after any uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Conclusions: Spillage of gallstones is not a serious complication but an effort should be made to retrieve them to avoid possible postoperative complications.
Copyright (c) 2020 Iraqi Medical Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Under the following terms:
-
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
-
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
-
NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
