Common bile duct injury following open conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 14-15 Weeks pregnancy: A rare case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Common bile duct (CBD) injury is the most serious complication of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LapC). Nonetheless, complications of LapC as a treatment for CBD injury are rare in pregnancy. There have been no published case reports regarding complications of CBD injury in gravida patients and their management.

Case presentation

We reported a 32-year-old primiparous woman with CBD injury following open conversion of LapC in 14-15 weeks of pregnancy with enterocutaneous fistula complications. She presented with yellowish fluid leakage from an open wound in her abdomen, and had a history of gallbladder removal and corrective surgery due to bile leakage and intestinal adhesions. Tenderness and serous fluid were found in the area of the previous surgery scar. The la

SUBMITTER: Anwar AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature