Subtotal cholecystectomy for Mirizzi syndrome: Should we ever remove the stone? A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Mirizzi Syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis.In this case report the Authors present an original surgical approach for the treatment of complicated gallbladders, based on open subtotal cholecystectomy, leaving in situ the stone. This is the first case showing safety and reliability of the present strategy at a four-year follow-up.

Case presentation

A 68-year-old patient came to our emergency room with abdominal pain, leukocytosis and fever. At surgical exploration he presented a sclerotic retraction of the gallbladder together with an intrahepatic abscess, that forced us first to perform an open subtotal cholecystectomy, resecting the gallbladder cranially and leaving in situ the stone.

Clinical discussion

The post-operative co

SUBMITTER: Zanatta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature