Spilled gall stone during lapchole; A novel method of percutaneous calculi removal from the abdominal cavity

ABSTRACT

aliassarian@yahoo.com Spillage of gallstones has been reported during 7% of laparoscopic cholecystectomies. When associated with infected bile, this can cause intra-abdominal abscess formation resistant to simple drainage. In these cases laparotomy is usually indicated. We found few previous reports of percutaneous gallstone removal from the abdominal cavity, one of which used lithotripsy for stone extraction. We describe another successful case of percutaneous intra-abdominal gallstone removal using lithotripsy