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presentations of spilled gallstones and bile include abdominal retroperitoneal abscess mimicking gluteal abscess in elderly
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wall sinus, acute appendicitis, and spontaneous erosion patients. Surgical Endoscopy 2002;16(4):717. Epub 2002 Jan7.
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through the back, Sometimes, chronic pain and jaundice can 5. Merchant SH, Haghir S, Gordon GB. Granulomatous peritonitis
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be seen from the retained stones. Bile and stones should be after laparoscopic cholecystectomy mimicking pelvic
completely removed from the peritoneal cavity, to prevent late endometriosis.Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;96 (5 Pt 2):
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complications and unwanted laparotomy. 6. Tumer AR, Yuksek YN, Yasti AC, Gozalan U, Kama NA.
In conclusion, every effort should be made to make this Dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the
simple procedure valuable to the patient, clinicians themselves, consequences. World Journal of Surgery 2005;29 (4):437-40.
and long-term cost effective for the health care by removing 7. ChanSY, Osborne AW, Purkiss SF. Cholelithoptysis: an unusual
thoroughly the bile and the gallstones from the peritoneal cavity. complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Digestive
Surgery 1998;15(6):707-08.
8. Chowbey PK, Goel A, Bagchi N, Sharma A, Khullar R, Soni V,
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