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Gall Stone Granuloma - A Rare Case Presentation

Sathish Kumar J .

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a routine general surgical procedure which has been performed  commonly     in a general surgical practice. The procedure is  fairly simple with least incidence of post operative complications with        a very good prognosis in the post operative period. One of the rare complications of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy is      the occurrence of port site gall stone granuloma that              is caused due to retained gall stone in the port site after the completion of the procedure when the retrieval of the gall bladder is performed through the epigastric 10mm port site. The diagnosis is made by radiological investigations such     as ultrasonogram and the treatment is complete excision of the granuloma along with the sinus tract that is formed due    to the presence of the retained gall stone.


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