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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
; 44(2): 133-5, 2002.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12026254
ABSTRACT
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for uncomplicated gallstone disease. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy may result in lost (spilled) gallstones. Such stones may precipitate various infective intra-abdominal complications. An unusual case of spilled gallstones eroding the diaphragm and eventually being expectorated out 12 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reported.