RT Journal Article
T1 Retroperitoneoscopy to extract dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
A1 Villar del Moral, Jesús Maria
A1 Villegas-Herrera, Maria Trinidad
A1 Medina-Benítez, Antonio
A1 Ramia-Angel, Jose Manuel
A1 Garrote-Lara, Daniel
A1 Ferrón-Orihuela, José Antonio
K1 Cuerpos Extraños
K1 Cálculos Biliares
K1 Laparoscopía
K1 Masculino
K1 Mediana Edad
K1 Peritoneo
K1 Colecistectomía Laparoscópica
AB Complications resulting from gallstones left in the peritoneal cavity are most often reported after laparoscopic treatment of cholelitiasis. Gallstones are frequently dropped in the posterior subhepatic space, which can lead to the development of abscesses that usually require laparotomy for extraction of the stones. We present a novel technique for treating collections associated with dropped gallstones, using retroperitoneoscopy with two 10-mm ports after ultrasound localization of the abscess. We carried out this procedure in two patients and successfully extracted the gallstones without postoperative complications or recurrences. We consider this approach to be technically feasible, safe, and effective. It avoids the usual inefficacy of simple percutaneous drainage of these collections and the complications associated with the drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses by laparotomy.
PB Mary Ann Liebert
SN 1092-6429
YR 2006
FD 2006-06-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/660
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/660
LA en
NO Villar del Moral JM, Villegas-Herrera MT, Medina-Benítez A, Ramia-Angel JM, Garrote-Lara D, Ferrón-Orihuela JA. Retroperitoneoscopy to extract dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2006                         ; 16(3):290-3
NO Case Reports; Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025