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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2025; 17(6): 107033
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.107033
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.107033
Chronic gastro-abdominal wall fistula with secondary massive thoracoabdominal wall abscess and costal destruction after laparoscopic gastricolithotomy: A case report
Yong-Zhen Kang, Jian-He Sun, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Tianjin Baodi Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Baodi Hospital, Tianjin 301800, China
Author contributions: Kang YZ proposed the study; Kang YZ and Sun JH collected and analyzed the clinical data, contributed to the design and interpretation of the study; and all authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
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Corresponding author: Jian-He Sun, FRCS, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Tianjin Baodi Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Baodi Hospital, No. 8 Guangchuan Road, Baodi District, Tianjin 301800, China. 18602249294@163.com
Received: March 14, 2025
Revised: April 8, 2025
Accepted: April 28, 2025
Published online: June 27, 2025
Processing time: 77 Days and 20.8 Hours
Revised: April 8, 2025
Accepted: April 28, 2025
Published online: June 27, 2025
Processing time: 77 Days and 20.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: We report a 67-year-old man who underwent surgery several times for a rare and undetected complication of laparoscopic gastricolithotomy. He presented to multiple hospitals because of sustained left upper quadrant abdominal pain one month after laparoscopic gastricolithotomy and was subsequently diagnosed with a massive thoracoabdominal wall abscess seven months after surgery, and irreversible costal destruction one year after surgery. Both lesions were finally confirmed to be secondary damage due to a rare chronic gastro-abdominal wall fistula related to laparoscopic gastricolithotomy and the diameter of the gastric fistula reached 2 cm.