[Large flank tumor after covered gallbladder perforation]

Chirurg. 2000 Feb;71(2):222-4. doi: 10.1007/s001040051041.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We report on a 79-year-old woman patient with a tumor with a diameter of 18 cm in the right flank. The medical history of the patient was normal except for a single asymptomatic gallstone, which had been known since 12 years. Sonography and abdominal CT showed an enormous intra-abdominal mass filled with liquid with a permanent union with the gallbladder. We than performed an explorative laparotomy with a tumor resection and a cholecystectomy. The histological examination showed perforation of the gallbladder with a great pseudocyst filled with 1800 ml infected bile and with penetration through the abdominal wall.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biliary Fistula / etiology*
  • Biliary Fistula / pathology
  • Biliary Fistula / surgery
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholelithiasis / complications*
  • Cholelithiasis / pathology
  • Cholelithiasis / surgery
  • Cysts / etiology*
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gallbladder / pathology
  • Gallbladder Diseases / complications*
  • Gallbladder Diseases / pathology
  • Gallbladder Diseases / surgery
  • Hernia, Ventral / etiology*
  • Hernia, Ventral / pathology
  • Hernia, Ventral / surgery
  • Humans
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed