Pleural empyema caused by dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a case report

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Literature review of pleural empyema caused by dropped gallstones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Author		Age (years)/sex	Interval time from cholecystectomy	Treatment for pleural empyema		Complete retrieval of gallstones	Effect of treatment
1	Leslie [10]	58/male	15 months	1st	Thoracotomy	No	Failure
				2nd	Drainage	Yes	Success
2	Barnard [11]	54/female	13 months	1st	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
3	Willekes [12]	83/female	17 months	1st	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
4	Chopra [13]	64/female	30 months	1st	Drainage	Yes	Success
5	Preciado [14]	71/male	18 months	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
5	Preciado [14]	71/male	18 months	2nd	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
6	Roberts [15]	64/male	17 months	1st	Use of antimicrobials	No	Failure
7	Bergeron [16]	72/female	1.5 months	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
7	Bergeron [16]	72/female	1.5 months	2nd	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
8	Cheah [17]	72/male	63 months	1st	Thoracotomy (VATS)	Yes	Success
9	Quail [18]	66/female	60 months	1st	Use of antimicrobials	No	Failure
9	Quail [18]	66/female	60 months	2nd	Thoracotomy (VATS)	Yes	Success
10	Gaster [19]	72/male	N/A	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
10	Gaster [19]	72/male	N/A	2nd	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
11	Robinson [20]	53/male	60 months	1st	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success
12	McPherson [21]	83/male	N/A	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
13	Tchercansky [22]	69/male	5 months	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
13	Tchercansky [22]	69/male	5 months	2nd	Thoracotomy (VATS)	Yes	Success
14	Our case	66/female	11 months	1st	Drainage	No	Failure
14	Our case	66/female	11 months	2nd	Thoracotomy	Yes	Success