A RARE COMPLICATION OF ACUTE COLECISTITIS
CLINICAL CASE
Abstract
Laparoscopic procedures are often preferred to open surgery due to their many advantages, they
may sometimes cause rare complications like intraabdominal, pelvic, and abdominal wall abscesses.
We report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented on multiple occasions to the hospital with
symptoms suggesting an infection involving the epigastric area. Following an exploratory
procedure it was concluded that unretrieved gallstones from a previous laparoscopic
cholecystectomy caused an abdominal wall abscess. This case shows that when establishing a
diagnosis, the physician should consider that laparoscopic procedures can cause rare
complications even after a long period of time.