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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2007; 13(41): 5525-5526
Published online Nov 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i41.5525
Published online Nov 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i41.5525
Gallstone spillage caused by spontaneously perforated hemorrhagic cholecystitis
Young Chul Kim, Mi-Suk Park, Yong Eun Chung, Joon Suk Lim, Myeong-Jin Kim, Ki Whang Kim, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Institute of Gastroenterology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Mi-Suk Park, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Severance Hospital, Seodaemun-ku, Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. radpms@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
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Received: June 18, 2007
Revised: July 7, 2007
Accepted: August 25, 2007
Published online: November 7, 2007
Revised: July 7, 2007
Accepted: August 25, 2007
Published online: November 7, 2007
Abstract
There are occasional incidences of gallstone spillage during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and there have been frequent reports on such a topic in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, however, there have been no reports about spilled stones caused by spontaneously perforated hemorrhagic cholecystitis. Here, we report the radiologic findings of spilled stones caused by spontaneously perforated hemorrhagic cholecystitis in a 55-year-old man.