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Intrahepatic subcapsular biloma

A rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Bile leaks leading to bilomas in the subhepatic space are amongst the most common complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We describe the case of a large (1,100 cc) intrahepatic biloma that presented with pain and fever 14 days post LC. The diagnosis was suspected as a result of ultrasound and CT scan and the problem was solved by percutaneous catheter drainage. We believe this intrahepatic biloma was caused by a lesion of an abnormal bile duct near the bed of the gallbladder during a difficult dissection due to severe contraction and fibrosis.

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  1. Department of Surgery, American British Cowdray Hospital, Observatorio y Sur 136, 01120, Mexico, D.F.

    J. Cervantes & G. A. Rojas

  2. Department of Radiology, American British Cowdray Hospital, Observatorio y Sur 136, 01120, Mexico, D.F.

    R. Ponte

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Cervantes, J., Rojas, G.A. & Ponte, R. Intrahepatic subcapsular biloma. Surg Endosc 8, 208–210 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00591832

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