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Hanrui Yang1, Kuan Hu1, Ledu Zhou1
1Department of Liver Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Introduction:
Intrahepatic cholelithiasis is a common disease for which laparoscopic liver resection is one of the treatment options. Here is a case of a patient who developed atypical complications after liver resection.
Case Presentation:
A 59-year-old patient with intrahepatic cholelithiasis underwent laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy in our hospital. However, the patient developed recurrent fever and jaundice after surgery. And with multiple treatments, the symptoms improved and the diagnosis was finally confirmed.
Discussion:
This case has some educational value as it shows that post-operative hepatic stones can lead to biliary hemorrhage due to infection and that imaging and signs can be deceptive to some extent.
Conclusion:
In patients with intrahepatic cholelithiasis who present with symptoms of fever and jaundice after hepatectomy, hemobilia cannot be completely ruled out, even if the fecal occult blood test is negative.
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