1. A complicated abscess from a dropped gallstone.
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Murphy, Serena, Hebert, James, and Leavitt, Bruce
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GALLSTONES , *ABSCESSES , *CHOLECYSTECTOMY , *FISTULA , *BILIRUBIN , *CHOLECYSTITIS , *PNEUMOPERITONEUM - Abstract
Laparoscopic cholecystectomies represent one of the most common procedures of General Surgery. Dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a rare occurrence but can potentially lead to morbid complications. We present a rare case of a broncho-pleuro-cutaneous fistula in a patient with recurrent abscess formations after an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The fistula formed over 3 years from a gallstone that eroded through the diaphragm, into the pleural space, and eventually into a terminal bronchiole. Bilirubin staining within the fistula tract was confirmed on hematoxylin and eosin staining. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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