An unusual cause for conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Riebel, O.; Albrecht, M.; Kaspar, Z.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 75(4): 197-198
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 8768992 Document Number: 459154
The authors describe the case of a female patient who had a planned operation on account of cholecystolithiasis. An unexpected and undiagnosed cavernous haemangioma of the liver at the site of the gallbladder meant a serious complication of the operation and called for conversion. The authors discuss the necessity of detailed pre-operative diagnosis as a means of prevention of unexpected complications and emphasise the necessity of perfect knowledge of classical surgical procedures.