INCARCERATED PARAUMBILICAL INCISIONAL HERNIA AND ABSCESS - COMPLICATIONS OF A SPILLED GALLSTONE

Gallstones may fall into the peritoneal cavity during performance of c holecystectomy, They are more easily retrieved in an open operation. S ome controversy exists as to what should be done with gallstones lost during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) because complications of aban doned stones have been reported. This case report describes a patient who presented with an incarcerated hernia and an associated abscess ca vity containing a large spilled gallstone, which on computed tomograph y scan suggested a possible abdominal wall tumor. Spilled stones may c ause subsequent problems and should be removed whenever possible, but should not be an indication for conversion to open operation.