A Case of Persistent Hiccup after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
| Autor: | Andrea Pavellini, Francesco Mancuso, Alberto Moggi Pignone, Costanza Marchiani, Riccardo Viligiardi, Gabriele Ciuti, Alessia Fabbri, Elisa Grifoni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Percutaneous medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry lcsh:Surgery Case Report lcsh:RD1-811 Gallstones medicine.disease Dysphagia Surgery Positron emission tomography GALLBLADDER RUPTURE medicine Tracer uptake Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom Complication business Laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Surgery Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6919 2090-6900 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/206768 |
| Popis: | A 79-year-old man, with history of recent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, came to our attention for persistent hiccup, dysphonia, and dysphagia. Noninvasive imaging studies showed a nodular lesion in the right hepatic lobe with transdiaphragmatic infiltration and increased tracer uptake on positron emission tomography. Suspecting a malignant lesion and given the difficulty of performing a percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, the patient underwent surgery. Histological analysis of surgical specimen showed biliary gallstones surrounded by exudative inflammation, resulting from gallbladder rupture and gallstones spillage as a complication of the previous surgical intervention. This case highlights the importance of considering such rare complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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