Umbilical sinus tract with gallstone extrusion after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

D Pohl; P J Milman; H Rothenberg

doi:10.1007/s004649900468

Umbilical sinus tract with gallstone extrusion after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surg Endosc. 1997 Aug;11(8):846-7. doi: 10.1007/s004649900468.

Authors

D Pohl¹, P J Milman, H Rothenberg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, NY 11355, USA.

PMID: 9266649
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900468

Abstract

There are an increasing number of reports concerning complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We report a case of persistent elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase and spillage of several gallstones through an abdominocutaneous sinus tract to the umbilicus with spontaneous resolution.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects*
Cholelithiasis
Cutaneous Fistula / etiology*
Female
Fistula / etiology*
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Umbilicus*