Retroperitoneal abscess with consecutive acute renal failure caused by a lost gallstone 2 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Christoph Justinger; Jens Sperling; Marcus Katoh; Otto Kollmar; Martin K Schilling; Jochen Schuld

doi:10.1007/s00423-009-0587-4

Retroperitoneal abscess with consecutive acute renal failure caused by a lost gallstone 2 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2010 Mar;395(3):285-7. doi: 10.1007/s00423-009-0587-4.

Authors

Christoph Justinger¹, Jens Sperling, Marcus Katoh, Otto Kollmar, Martin K Schilling, Jochen Schuld

Affiliation

¹ Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg, Saarland, Germany.

PMID: 20082093
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-009-0587-4

Abstract

A 70-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain, acute renal failure, and fever 2 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During the surgical drainage of the abscess formation on the patient's right flank, a huge gallstone was found in the retroperitoneum. The patient was dismissed from the hospital 11 days after admission with normal lab panel and restored renal function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Abscess / etiology*
Abdominal Abscess / surgery
Acute Kidney Injury / etiology*
Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
Aged
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
Foreign Bodies / complications*
Foreign Bodies / surgery
Gallstones / surgery*
Humans
Male
Retroperitoneal Space