Port site intramuscular abscess from retained gallstone post laparoscopic cholecystectomy – an unusual complication
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Faisal Syed; Gaik Si Quah; Angelina Di Re
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2023
- Subject
- Surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 2042-8812
Perforation of the gallbladder and the spillage of gallstones can be a cause of ongoing morbidity and mortality in patients post cholecystectomy. We report on an unusual case of a 58-year-old male who developed a right upper quadrant lump 8 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy which was eventually determined to be an abscess from a retained gallstone that had become embedded in the musculature of his abdominal wall. We have also discussed some of the considerations taken in the surgical management of this case.