TB Research

Spilled gallstone mimicking right middle lobe pulmonary nodule.

Mohamed Osman, George Doukas, Gyanesh Namjoshi, Reham M. Khalil, Jason M. Ali, Sudhir Bhusari

PubMed · 2022-02

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard of care for the surgical management of symptomatic gallstone disease. Gallstone spillage at laparoscopic cholecystectomy is common, with a reported incidence of 0.2-20%. In the majority of cases there are no complications associated with this spillage, but a series of studies report patients with complications of free peritoneal gallstones. We present a case of migration of gallstone to the lung resulting in an inflammatory mass in the right middle lobe as a complication of spillage at laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Gallstones
  • Spillage
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Complication
  • Surgery
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Gallbladder
  • Tuberculosis
  • General surgery