[Subcostal abscess after laparoscopic cholecystectomy]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 Jul 1:165:D5769.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 54-year-old man, with a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, presented with a slowly progressing mass in the subcostal region on the right side. On MRI and peri-operatively, infiltration and abscess formation was seen, caused by a dropped gallstone three years after initial cholecystectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / etiology
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic* / adverse effects
  • Gallstones* / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallstones* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged