Unexplained ascites following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A surgeon's nightmare – A case report and review of literature

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has many known complications which can be ascertained to a particular cause. We report a case of ascites development in a young female immediately after Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, for which a cause cannot be found. On review of medical literature, there are few similar case reports, based on them; it can be ascertained to acute allergic reaction to the material used during the procedure may be the CO2 or the electrocautery.

Idiopathic ascites following laparoscopic appendicectomy: a case report

“…The authors hypothesized that the ascites could have been secondary to an inflammatory response to chemicals. Another case of ascites after lymphatic injury during laparoscopy was also reported [ 8 ]. Ascites after other laparoscopic procedures has also been observed.…”