Is laparoscopic cholecystectomy safe for lymphangioma of the gallbladder? A complicated case mimicking subhepatic abscess
| Autor: | Lucia Dallagnese, Mauro Frego, Alessio Bridda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Lymphangioma business.industry Gallbladder Liver Abscess Lymphatic tissues medicine.disease Surgery Diagnosis Differential Rare tumor medicine.anatomical_structure Cholecystectomy Laparoscopic medicine Humans Gallbladder Neoplasms Subhepatic abscess Presentation (obstetrics) Tomography X-Ray Computed business Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Preoperative imaging |
| Zdroj: | Updates in Surgery. 64:73-76 |
| ISSN: | 2038-3312 2038-131X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13304-011-0080-9 |
| Popis: | Lymphangiomas are rare benign neoplasms of the lymphatic tissue generally occurring in the childhood. Cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder is an extremely rare tumor with only eight cases having been reported in the literature. The aspecific and potentially misleading clinical presentation of these tumors requires complex preoperative imaging in the setting of clinical suspicion to make the correct diagnosis. The treatment of choice is complete excision with negative margins to avoid local recurrence. Their tendency to locally invade the surrounding tissues requires sometimes extended resections. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be a questionable choice in this setting; however, the procedures can be performed safely in most cases, although complicated. We report the case of a hemorrhagic cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder mimicking a subhepatic abscess and operated in emergency with laparoscopic approach. |
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