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 course was uneventful. The four-year clinical, US and CT scan follow-up was negative and the patient referred a normal quality of life. The present strategy could be considered an intraoperative rescue option in such a complex operative scenario in which is impossible to safely remove the stone. Conclusion: This case report demonstrates how in selected cases, when absolutely necessary and unavoidable without high risks, the stone can be left in situ as an eventual stone resection would be extremely risky.

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

Zanatta, Michela;Brancato, Giovanna;Basile, Guido;Basile, Francesco;Donati, Marcello
2022-01-01

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 course was uneventful. The four-year clinical, US and CT scan follow-up was negative and the patient referred a normal quality of life. The present strategy could be considered an intraoperative rescue option in such a complex operative scenario in which is impossible to safely remove the stone. Conclusion: This case report demonstrates how in selected cases, when absolutely necessary and unavoidable without high risks, the stone can be left in situ as an eventual stone resection would be extremely risky.
2022
CT scan, Computed Tomography scan
Case report
Hepatic abscess
Intra-hepatic gallbladder perforation
Mirizzi syndrome
Open cholecystectomy
Subtotal cholecystectomy
US, Ultrasound
WBC, white blood cells
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