Pleural empyema caused by dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a case report

Abstract Background Dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) sometimes induce postoperative infectious complications. However, pleural empyema rarely occurs as a complication of LC. Case presentation We present the case of a 66-year-old woman with right pleural empyema. She previo...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Aya Tokuda, Hiromitsu Maehira, Hiroya Iida, Haruki Mori, Nobuhito Nitta, Takeru Maekawa, Katsushi Takebayashi, Sachiko Kaida, Toru Miyake, Ryo Kuroda, Haruka Yamamoto, Masaji Tani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Pleural empyema Dropped gallstone Acute cholecystitis Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01419-4