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James E Barone1, Stephen Kardon
1Department of Surgery, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York 10451, USA. james.barone@nychhc.org
Abstract:
This is the first reported case of a complication resulting from a lost kidney stone after a laparoscopic nephrectomy. The patient presented with a calcified right adnexal mass 3 years after having had a laparoscopic left nephrectomy for a staghorn calculus and hydronephrotic kidney. The mass was thought to be a rapidly growing teratoma and was excised. It proved to be a calcium oxalate stone. No similar cases could be found in the literature. Complications of lost gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy are discussed.
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