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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1760-1762. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.040
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Dropped Gallstones Causing Transdiaphragmatic Migration and Thoracic Empyema

Eric Bergeron, MD*, Claude Beaulieu, MD, Louise Passerini, MD, Sebastien Ratte, MD

Charles LeMoyne Hospital, Department of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Accepted for publication June 13, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Bergeron, Charles LeMoyne Hospital, 3120 Taschereau Blvd, Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1, Canada (Email: eric.bergeron{at}traumaquebec.org).

We discuss the case of a 72-year-old female, Asiatic patient who had transdiaphramatic migration of stones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a gangrenous cholecystitis. The patient presented with a right thoracic empyema and underwent thoracic decortication. The pertinent literature is reviewed. Pathology and clinical presentation are discussed.






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