A Case of Persistent Hiccup after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
| Title: | A Case of Persistent Hiccup after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy |
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| Authors: | Elisa Grifoni, Costanza Marchiani, Alessia Fabbri, Gabriele Ciuti, Andrea Pavellini, Francesco Mancuso, Riccardo Viligiardi, Alberto Moggi Pignone |
| Source: | Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| Publisher Information: | Hindawi Limited, 2013. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Collection: | LCC:Surgery |
| Subject Terms: | Surgery, RD1-811 |
| More Details: | A 79-year-old man, with history of recent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, came to our attention for persistent hiccup, dysphonia, and dysphagia. Noninvasive imaging studies showed a nodular lesion in the right hepatic lobe with transdiaphragmatic infiltration and increased tracer uptake on positron emission tomography. Suspecting a malignant lesion and given the difficulty of performing a percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, the patient underwent surgery. Histological analysis of surgical specimen showed biliary gallstones surrounded by exudative inflammation, resulting from gallbladder rupture and gallstones spillage as a complication of the previous surgical intervention. This case highlights the importance of considering such rare complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2090-6900 2090-6919 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6900; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6919 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/206768 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/3397a89cc1194c2499867e28d402f465 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.3397a89cc1194c2499867e28d402f465 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 20906900 20906919 |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/206768 |
| Published in: | Case Reports in Surgery |
| Language: | English |