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Delayed peritoneal and retroperitoneal abcesses caused by spilled gallstones: a complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Many complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been reported. We report a case of delayed peritoneal and retroperitoneal abcesses caused by spilled gallstones from a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed 1 year earlier. This diagnosis was suggested only at sonography because the aggressive behavior of the lesions containing nonopaque gallstones suggested, by computed-tomography scan, peritoneal metastatic disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, G1L 3L5, Québec City, Québec, Canada

    M. Rioux

  2. Diagnostic Radiology Program, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

    A. Asselin

  3. Department of Surgery, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, G1L 3L5, Québec City, Québec, Canada

    R. Grégoire

  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, G1L 3L5, Québec City, Québec, Canada

    C. Dallaire

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Rioux, M., Asselin, A., Grégoire, R. et al. Delayed peritoneal and retroperitoneal abcesses caused by spilled gallstones: a complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Abdom Imaging 20, 219–221 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200399

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