11 research outputs found
Surgical Management of Calcified Hydatid Cysts of the Liver
Hydatid disease of the liver is still a major cause of
morbidity in Greece. Beside the common complications
of rupture and suppuration, calcification of the
hepatic cysts represent a not well studied, less frequent
and sometimes difficult surgical problem. In
the present study 75 cases with calcified symptomatic
liver echinococcosis were operated on in the
1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic between 1964 to
1996. Twenty-eight patients were male and 47 female
with ages from 23 to 78 years. The diagnosis was
based mainly on the clinical picture and radiological
studies. In 5 cases the operative method was
cystopericystectomy. We performed evacuation of
the cystic cavity and partial pericystectomy and
primary closure of the residual cavity in 6 cases,
omentoplasty or filling of the residual cavity with a
piece of muscle of the diaphragm in 4 cases and
external drainage by closed tube, in 60 cases. In 12 of
those with drainage, after a period of time, a second
operation with easy, removal of most of the calcareous
wall plaques was performed. The mortality rate
was 2%
Emphysematous cholecystitis: a case report
A 65-year-old Greek man with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension was admitted because of right upper quadrant pain, nausea and palpable right quadrant mass. On admission the patient was febrile (38.8°C) with a total bilirubin level of 1.99 mg/dl (direct 0.59 mg/dl); SGOT 1.26 mg/dl; Na 135 mmol/l and K 2.9 mmol/l. The white blood count was 15200/μl with 92.2% neutrophiles. Axial sections of single slice CT imaging (section thickness 10 mm), revealed emphysematous cholecystitis with thickening of gallbladder wall and wall enhancement after iv contrast enhancement, as well as, dilatation of the gallbladder with multiple gallstones precipitate and intraluminal air. The patient underwent subtotal cholecystectomy and a cholecystostomy was placed. The culture of the bile showed positivity to toxin A of Clostridium Difficile and to Escherichia Coli. The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful
VesÃcula residual
Our objective is to report three patients with recurrent severe upper abdominal pain secondary to residual gallbladder. All patients had been subjected to cholecystectomy from 1 to 20 years before. The diagnosis was established after several episodes of severe upper abdominal pain by imaging exams: ultrasonography, tomography, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. Removal of the residual gallbladder led to complete resolution of symptoms. Partial removal of the gallbladder is a very rare cause of postcholecystectomy symptoms