Laparoscopic Liver Abscess Drainage (Segment 7) and Cholecystectomy in a Super Obese Patient (BMI 70)
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Case description
40-year-old male patient
super-super obese, BMI over 70kg/m2 (220 kg)
with a liver abscess in segments 7/8 (8-9 cm).
5 months ago he was treated for choledocholithiasis (ERCP+plastic stent)
. 3 weeks ago he was readmitted and treated conservatively for cholecystitis
(ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, and meropenem)
repeat ERCP excluded choledocholithiasis and the symptoms subsided
The patient was scheduled for emergency laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
and abscess drainage.
super-super obese, BMI over 70kg/m2 (220 kg)
with a liver abscess in segments 7/8 (8-9 cm).
5 months ago he was treated for choledocholithiasis (ERCP+plastic stent)
. 3 weeks ago he was readmitted and treated conservatively for cholecystitis
(ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, and meropenem)
repeat ERCP excluded choledocholithiasis and the symptoms subsided
The patient was scheduled for emergency laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
and abscess drainage.
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