Digestive complications of gallstones lost during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

IntroductionSerious complications can ensue if a gallstone is dropped into the peritoneal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and not retrieved.Case outlineA 75-year-old-man was admitted with intestinal obstruction 8 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ultrasound scan and a contrast x-ray of the small bowel showed a gallstone within the small bowel lumen that CT scan had failed to identify. Laparotomy showed a Meckel''s diverticulum plus a 4×6-cm gallstone in the terminal ileum. The gallstone had penetrated into the Meckel''s diverticulum before migrating into the ileum and obstructing it.DiscussionGallstones lost during laparoscopic cholecystectomy can cause an intraperitoneal abscess. In addition, they can migrate through the anterior or posterior abdominal wall or the diaphragm and into the urinary tract or bronchus. The resulting abscess can obstruct the digestive tract or drain into the digestive tract to cause a communicating abscess. It can also drain through the abdominal wall and the digestive tract to cause an enterocutaneous fistula. Lastly, the stone can migrate into the intestine and cause gallstone ileus. Following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, patients with a lost gallstone may suffer from abdominal pain and fever within days or months. Thus, all dropped gallstones should be removed during laparoscopy.     

The consequences of lost gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the preferred surgical technique for symptomatic gallstone disease. The technique generally is safe. probably one of the most common intra-operative complications is gallbladder perforation with stones spreading into the peritoneal cavity. In this paper the sequelae of lost gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the diagnostic problems facing the clinician are reviewed. Abscesses and fistula formation in the abdominal wall occur. A long delay can be present between the initial operation and the complications of the lost stones. Although rupture of the gallbladder is usually noticed during preparation and retrieval, the surgeon may not be aware of losing stones. due to the long delay, the occurrence of intra-abdominal abscesses and fistula is often not linked to the prior procedure.     

Minimally invasive management of biliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

BackgroundWe conducted this prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous catheter drainage as a minimally invasive treatment in the management of symptomatic bile leak following biliary injuries associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.MethodsTwenty two patients with symptomatic bile leak following laparoscopic cholecystectomy underwent percutaneous drainage of the bile collection under ultrasound control. In patients with jaundice and in those with persistent drainage, endoscopic retrograde cholecysto-pancreatography (ERCP) was performed immediately for diagnostic and for therapeutic intervention when appropriate. In other patients, ERCP was performed 4–6 weeks after the discharge from the hospital to document the healing of the leaking site.ResultsFive patients with jaundice were initially treated by a combination of endoscopic plus percutaneous drainage. One of them required surgical treatment following diagnosis of a major duct injury. The other 17 were treated by percutaneous drainage initially and for 14 of them it was definitive treatment. Three patients required sphincterotomy as additional treatment for stopping the leak. There were no complications related to the percutaneous drainage procedure.ConclusionsMost patients with bile leakage can be managed successfully by percutaneous drainage. If biliary output does not decrease, endoscopy is needed. In patients with jaundice endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures should be performed immediately.     

Avoidance of biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is still a serious problem. Injury occurs as a result of technical errors or misidentification of ducts. Inexperience, inflammation, and aberrant anatomy are key risk factors. The most serious technical problem is cautery‐induced injury. This problem may be avoided by use of cautery under very low power settings in the triangle of Calot. Misidentification injuries occur when the surgeon mistakes the common bile duct or an aberrant right hepatic duct for the cystic duct. This error usually occurs when the surgeon uses the “infundibular” technique to identify the cystic duct. This technique, which depends on seeing the cystic duct flare as it becomes the infundibulum, is especially prone to be misleading in the face of acute inflammation. This technique is unreliable and should not be used alone for anatomic identification of the ducts. It is preferable to use the critical view technique or to perform a cholangiogram.     

腹腔镜胆囊切除术严重手术并发症的预防

目的评价腹腔镜胆囊切除术（ＬＣ）的安全性和有效性，对２８８０例ＬＣ及其并发症的预防加以总结．方法对２８８０例良性胆囊疾病患者行ＬＣ，术前选择性地行ＥＲＣＰ等影像学检查．结果ＬＣ时中转开腹胆囊切除术１２３例（４３％），中转原因多为Ｃａｌｏｔ三角粘连严重，解剖结构不清楚．共发生各种并发症２１例（０７２％），其中胆漏４例，出血３例，膈下积液５例，十二指肠穿孔１例，胆总管残留结石８例，均治愈．无手术死亡病例，也无胆道损伤等严重并发症发生．结论手术者的胆道外科素质，选择性术前ＥＲＣＰ检查，慎重细致的手术操作，是预防胆道损伤等严重手术并发症发生的重要因素．     

Handling of biliary complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the setting of Tripoli Central Hospital

BackgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has an increased incidence of bile duct injury and bile leak when compared with open cholecystectomy. This study reviews management of these complications in a general hospital setting. Data collected from patients diagnosed and treated in one surgical unit for biliary complications after LC between 1992 and 1996 were analysed.MethodA total of 14 patients were examined. Diagnosis was defined mainly by Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and undetected choledocholitiasis was discovered in association with two of these complications. 43% of patients presented after LC with early postoperative bile leak or jaundice due to partial or complete bile duct excision or slippage of clips from the cystic duct. 57% presented with late biliary strictures. Thirteen patients were treated surgically, with biliary reconstruction (11 patients), direct repair (one) and cystic duct ligation in combination with clearance of bile duct from large multiple stones (one). One patient,who had clip displacement from cystic duct in combination with misplaced clip on right hepatic duct, was treated elsewhere. Postoperatively, one patient developed anastomotic leak and another died from sequellaie of bile duct transection requiring staged operations.ConclusionsIt is concluded that, in an environment similar to that where the authors had to work, LC should be performed in hospitals with facility to perform ERCP or when access for this technique is available in a nearby institution. Early recognition and immediate management of biliary injuries is dependent on individual resources and circumstances but, if required, consultation with colleagues or referral of patients with suspected or established biliary complications should not be delayed.     

腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗酒精性肝硬化合并胆囊结石患者临床疗效及其并发症相关危险因素分析

目的 探讨腹腔镜胆囊切除术(LC)治疗肝硬化合并胆囊结石患者的临床疗效及其术后发生并发症的相关因素。方法 2013年12月~2016年12月就诊的酒精性肝硬化合并胆囊结石患者120例,按手术方法的不同分为两组,60例接受经右上腹腹直肌切口开腹切除胆囊,另60例接受LC术,比较两组患者手术指标及其术后并发症发生率情况,并对LC患者术后发生并发症的相关因素进行单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析。结果 LC组术中出血量为（100.6±24.9） ml,显著少于开腹组的（139.6±38.6） ml,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,LC手术时间为（53.9±18.6） min,显著短于开腹组的（76.2±23.1） min,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,术后排气时间为（28.4±8.6） h,显著短于开腹组的（50.6±13.6） h,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,住院时间为（5.8±2.9）d,显著短于开腹组的（10.0±4.6） d,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;LC患者术后并发症发生率为8.3%,显著低于开腹组的21.7%,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;胆囊壁厚度、Calot三角粘连、周围脏器粘连、胆囊颈部结石等4个单因素为LC术后发生并发症的相关因素,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,并经多因素Logistic回归分析证实。结论 LC术治疗酒精性肝硬化合并胆囊结石患者疗效显著,术后发生并发症的主要危险因素主要与Calot三角粘连、周围脏器粘连、胆囊颈部结石和胆囊壁增厚等有关,可通过严格掌握手术操作技巧来预防术后并发症的发生。     

Omental abscess due to a spilled gallstone after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Omental abscess due to a spilled gallstone is extremely rare after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Herein, we report a 68-year-old man who presented with left upper abdominal pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gangrenous cholecystitis. Seven months prior to admission, gallbladder perforation with spillage of pigment gallstones and bile occurred during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The spilled gallstones were retrieved through vigorous peritoneal lavage. Abdominal computed tomography showed a 3?×?2.5 cm intra-abdominal heterogeneous mass, suspected to be an omental abscess, and ascites around the spleen. Exploratory laparoscopy revealed an inflammatory mass within the greater omentum. Laparoscopic partial omentectomy and abscess drainage were performed, and a small black pigment gallstone was unexpectedly found in the whitish abscess fluid. Abscess fluid culture results were positive for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Streptococcus salivarius, which were previously detected in the gangrenous gallbladder abscess. The histopathological diagnosis was abscess in the greater omentum. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 13 days later. In conclusion, we report a successful case of laparoscopic management of an omental abscess due to a spilled gallstone after LC. It is important to attempt to retrieve spilled gallstones during LC because they may occasionally result in serious complications.     

腹腔镜胆囊切除术并发症的发生机制与预防对策

腹腔镜胆囊切除术(laparoscopic cholecystectomy,LC)自从1987年3月由法国里昂一位妇科医生在进行腹腔镜附件手术时联合实施以来业已成为微创外科领域的经典示范手术。我国LC虽然在1991年初得以开展,20年多来远未像西方发达国家那样在3～5年内迅速普及发展起来,而是经历了较为漫长的探     

Colicky pain and related complications after cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis

Background

Same-admission cholecystectomy is advised after gallstone pancreatitis to prevent recurrent pancreatitis, colicky pain and other complications, but data on the incidence of symptoms and complications after cholecystectomy are lacking.

ERCP in the management of biliary complications after cholecystectomy

Open cholecystectomy has been associated historically with 0.2% to 0.5% risk of postoperative biliary injury. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which has become the first-line surgical treatment of calculous gallbladder disease, has been associated with a 2.5-fold to fourfold increase in the incidence of postoperative bile duct injury. The biliary endoscopist can expect to see a varied spectrum of complications after cholecystectomy by either technique, including postoperative biliary strictures, bile leaks, and retained calculi in the biliary tree. Proper diagnosis and treatment are paramount in ensuring a satisfactory outcome after bile duct injury. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the primary modality for treatment and effectively manages most bile duct injuries.     

Near-infrared fluorescence guided laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the spectrum of complicated gallstone disease

ICG fluorescence (ICGF) guidance during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is gaining wider acceptance. While the accruing data largely addresses ICGF guidance during LC in patients with uncomplicated gallstone disease (UGS) and acute cholecystitis, there is a paucity of data related for complicated gall stone disease (CGS) such as choledocholithiasis, bilio-enteric fistula, remnant gall bladder, etc. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of ICGF during LC in the spectrum of CGS with state of the art 4 chip camera system. Retrospective review from a prospectively maintained database of all patients who underwent ICGF guided LC during the period June 1^st, 2019 till December 30^th, 2021 formed part of the study. Clinical profile and findings on ICGF during LC for CGS were studied. The data was studied to evaluate the potential roles of ICGF during LC for CGS. Of 68 patients, there were 29 males and 39 females. Among them were 32 and 36 in the uncomplicated and complicated gallstone disease groups, respectively. ICGF showed CBD visualization in 67(98.5%) and cystic duct in 62(91%). ICGF guidance helped in management of CGS, prior to, during and after completion of LC. It had novel application in patients undergoing CBD exploration. In our small series of patients with CGS, ICGF guidance enabled a LC and laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy in 94% and 6% of patients respectively. The study highlights potential roles and advantages with ICGF guided laparoscopic management for CBD stones, bilioenteric fistula, completion cholecystectomy and cystic duct stones. Large scale multicenter prospective studies are required to clarify the role of ICGF in the wide spectrum of CGS.     

Missed malignancies during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone diseases. However, besides its great benefits, perhaps the most disappointing complication of this operation is missed malignancies. In this study, patients who had missed malignancies that were diagnosed shortly after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were studied. We aim to find out the cause of missed and delayed diagnosis. METHODOLOGY: Between 1991 and June 1997, 9 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which had been performed elsewhere 2-9 months earlier, and having had missed malignancy were included in this study. A diagnostic survey was collected from the medical records, questionnaires, and a semiological analysis. All laboratory data and physical findings, before and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, were recorded. Follow-up data were obtained through a telephone questionnaire. RESULTS: Of these 9 patients, 6 had colorectal carcinoma and 3 had pancreas carcinoma. All patients complained of recent atypical pain at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, except for 1 patient who had no symptomatic regression. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to make a careful semiological, physical and laboratory analysis of patients with cholelithiasis before especially laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Elderly patients, atypical biliary pain and associated symptoms must draw attention to the possibility malignancy.     

Frequency of biliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy detected by ERCP: experience at a large tertiary referral center

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a higher incidence of bile-duct injuries than open cholecystectomy. Although a learning curve phenomenon was attributed to biliary injuries early after its introduction, we were interested in trends in biliary injury rates over time as laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a mature technology. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency and anatomic distribution of bile-duct injuries referred after laparoscopic cholecystectomy over a 10-year period. DESIGN: Retrospective, case-series. SETTING: Tertiary, referral hepatobiliary unit. PATIENTS: Referrals to ERCP unit for diagnosis and treatment of biliary injuries after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. INTERVENTION: ERCP to diagnose level and severity of bile duct injury. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Type and anatomy of bile-duct injury, reason for cholecystectomy, mean time between injury and diagnosis, presenting symptoms, ratio of bile-duct injuries diagnosed over total ERCPs done per year. RESULTS: There were 87 bile-duct leaks, 28 leaks with stones, 51 strictures, and 17 complete duct transactions. The bile-duct injury rate calculated per 100 ERCPs per year was 0.84 (1994), 0.99 (1995), 1.36 (1996), 1.41 (1997), 1.03 (1998), 1.31 (1999), 0.84 (2000), 0.75 (2001), 1.15 (2002), and 0.94 (2003). LIMITATIONS: Single institution, retrospective analysis, unknown denominator of cholecystectomies done in referral area per year to calculate true bile-duct injury rate. CONCLUSIONS: Static incidence in frequency, anatomic distribution, and rate per 100 ERCPs per year of postcholecystectomy bile-duct injuries at a tertiary referral hepatobiliary unit over a 10-year period of observation.