Coprolithe résiduel, après appendicectomie cœlioscopique

Intrahepatic abscess secondary to retained stercolith, following laparoscopic appendectomy

“…Our observation reports a rarer and more particular situation of intra-abdominal abscesses complicating appendectomy: abscess on stercolith retention [2] .…”

“…This is clearly shown in the observation of Stratern et al. ; the patient had percutaneous drainage on 2 occasions with successive failures before a laparotomy which allowed a definitive treatment by drainage and extraction of the coprolite [2] .…”

“…Finally, it is important to know how to look for the stercolith in the right parieto-colonic gutter and in the inter hepatodiaphragmatic region [2] .…”

“…The majority of post appendectomy intra-abdominal abscesses, especially postlaparoscopic appendectomies, correspond to early onset abscesses often located in the pelvis or the Douglas Cul-de-sac. They are treated by percutaneous drainage (interventional radiology) or by rectotomy or culdotomy [2] .…”