The Fate of the Spilled Gallstone

摘要: To the Editor. —With explosion of use laparoscopy in performance cholecystectomy, increasing numbers gallstones are being left peritoneal cavity. During an open procedure, perforation gallbladder with spillage is less common. Further, any spilled stones and debris can be removed easily. our knowledge, there have been no reports serious sequelae related to free However, we observed adhesions a patient who had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy stone 4 months earlier. subsequent operation for Crohn's disease, these were discovered encapsulated by filmy attached colon liver. examine issue further, preweighed sterile human measuring 5 7 mm diameter implanted freely into abdomens 12 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The animals harvested at 1,2, months. There was