Post cholecystectomy abscess after laparoscopic gallbladder extirpation

Abscess in the liver hilum at the end of the cystic duct stump containing two gallstones in a patient who has had a chlolecystectomy several years before

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Clinical information

Pain and fever

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Abscess in the liver hilum at the end of the cystic duct stump containing two gallstones in a patient who has had a chlolecystectomy several years before

Abscess and gallstone

Post cholecystectomy abscess after laparoscopic gallbladder extirpation

The same patient also has a cholangitis with thickening of the walls of the bile ducts

Cholangitis

An ERCP shows filling of the abscess through the cystic duct stump

2 stones in the cystic duct stump

Filling of the abscess through the cystic duct stump

CT scan of the abscess. A stent was placed in the common bile duct.

Abscess and stent

Abscess and 2 stones

Abscess, stone and stent

Details

Sex: Male
Age: 59
Body part: Bile ducts

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Author

Dr. Taco Geertsma

Retired Radiologist, Gelderse Vallei Hospital

Dr. Taco Geertsma is the founder of UltrasoundCases.info and a retired radiologist and has worked in the Gelderse Vallei hospital from January 1, 1983. till July 1, 2014. He was the head of the ultrasound department for many years.

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