Villar del Moral, Jesús MariaVillegas-Herrera, Maria TrinidadMedina-Benítez, AntonioRamia-Angel, Jose ManuelGarrote-Lara, DanielFerrón-Orihuela, José Antonio2012-11-272012-11-272006-06-16Villar 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):290-31092-6429http://hdl.handle.net/10668/660Case Reports; Journal Article;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.enCuerpos ExtrañosCálculos BiliaresLaparoscopíaMasculinoMediana EdadPeritoneoColecistectomía LaparoscópicaMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Wounds and Injuries::Foreign BodiesMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Digestive System Diseases::Biliary Tract Diseases::Cholelithiasis::GallstonesMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive::Endoscopy::LaparoscopyMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::MaleMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle AgedMedical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Body Regions::Torso::Abdomen::Abdominal Cavity::PeritoneumMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Digestive System Surgical Procedures::Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures::Cholecystectomy::Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopicresearch article16796443open access10.1089/lap.2006.16.2901092-6429