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Jatin M Vyas1, Anne Kasmar, Hernan R Chang
1Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jvyas@partners.org
Abstract:
We describe 2 patients who presented to a health care facility with abdominal abscesses years after undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy that was complicated by gallstone spillage. In both patients, sample cultures yielded Actinomyces species and enteric organisms. In 1 patient, crystallographic analysis of abscess debris confirmed the presence of gallstones. Actinomyces species is a rare cause of abdominal abscesses that should be considered in this patient population.
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