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However, it is recognised that dropped stones can cause intra- or extra-abdominal sepsis. We present three cases below which highlight this.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Cases<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All three cases describe patients presenting for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Cases 1 and 2 post-gallstone pancreatitis and Case 3 for gallbladder stones. Cases 1 and 3 presented nine months and five years post-operatively, respectively, with flank abscess. Both received CT scans, with incision and drainage performed to remove gallstone. Case 2 presented six weeks post-operatively with cough and breathlessness. CT scan showed pleural effusion with communication to subphrenic collection. Pus and gallstone fragments were drained.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The above cases highlight that despite the majority of patients remaining asymptomatic, dropped gallstones should be considered amongst the differential in patients presenting with intra- or extra-abdominal abscess post-cholecystectomy, with timely intervention key to management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0036933018807653","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,30]],"date-time":"2018-10-30T07:17:32Z","timestamp":1540883852000},"page":"67-70","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Dropped gallstones causing abdominal wall abscess and pleural empyema: a case series"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"64","author":[{"given":"Iain","family":"McPherson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Foundation Doctor, Department of General Surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stephen T","family":"McSorley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialty Trainee in General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Cannings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Consultant General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christopher J","family":"Shearer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Consultant General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew BC","family":"Crumley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Consultant General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0036933018807653","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/pmj.2003.006023"},{"key":"bibr2-0036933018807653","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2214\/AJR.12.9430"},{"key":"bibr3-0036933018807653","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1259\/bjr.20120588"},{"key":"bibr4-0036933018807653","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjsurg.2006.05.015"},{"key":"bibr5-0036933018807653","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00464-001-9173-8"}],"container-title":["Scottish Medical Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0036933018807653","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/0036933018807653","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0036933018807653","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T10:18:48Z","timestamp":1777630728000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0036933018807653"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,29]]},"references-count":5,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,5]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/0036933018807653"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0036933018807653","relation":{},"ISSN":["0036-9330","2045-6441"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0036-9330","type":"print"},{"value":"2045-6441","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,29]]}}}