THE FATE OF INTRAPERITONEAL IMPLANTED GALLSTONES IN DOGS | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||||
Volume 20, Issue 3, July 2001, Page 632-637 PDF (418.12 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2001.376353 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ayman I. Nafeh* 1; Mohamed Abbas1; Mervat El Damarawy2; Laila Abou El Fadi3; Oulfat Hammam4; Ahmed Hussein![]() | ||||
1Surgical Departments, Theodor Bilharz Institute | ||||
2Intensive care Departments, Theodor Bilharz Institute | ||||
3Bacteriology Departments, Theodor Bilharz Institute | ||||
4Pathology departments Theodor Bilharz Institute | ||||
5Surgical Departments. Alexandria University | ||||
6Surgical departments, Bani sweif Branch6 Cairo Universities and Chemical Clinical | ||||
7Pathology Department, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Introduction: Little is Known about the natural history of gallstones left behind in the peritoneal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy . Aims: This experimental study was conducted to assess the consequence of implanted intra- abdominal gallstones in dogs. Materials and methods: Eighty four male mongrel dogs were divided into: G1 (n =12), G2 (n=36) and G3 (n =36) Where sterile glass beads with sterile saline , collected bile with different types of gallstones (subgroups) and enriched bile (E.Coli & Staph. aureus) with gallstones were implanted in an omental pouch respectively. The gallstones and bile were collected from 50 gallbladders resected from patients with chronic calcular cholecystitis. Half the number of dogs from each group was re- explored after one week and the rest after six weeks, so as to retrieve the implants with their surrounding tissues for histopathological examination. Acute inflammatory reaction with different degrees of intensities of polymorphonuclear leucocytes and macrophages were noted in G1 and G2 after one week which completely disappeared six weeks postoperatively. In G3, severe acute inflammatory reaction and abscess formation were observed one week postoperatively, but markedly resolved in animals explored after six weeks without antibiotic coverage. Conclusions: This study revealed that intraperitonal lost gallstones cause no serious tissue reaction in dogs. We suggest that lost gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, unless easy to retrieve, should not prolong the operation time or justify conversion to laparotomy. | ||||
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