TY - JOUR
AR - AJSCR-2022-4-105
TI - Gallstone Ectopia: A Rare Clinical Entity
AU - Rashmi, J. Kumar
AU - Audrey L., Khoury
AU - Aurelie, Merlo
AU - Conner, Haase
AU - Karyn, B. Stitzenberg
AU - Benjamin, E. Haithcock
JO - American Journal of Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2022
DA - Fri 24, Feb 2023
SN - 2674-5046
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.AJSCR.2022.04.05
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/gallstone-ectopia_AJSCR-2022-4-105 
KW - Gallstone ectopia, cholecystectomy, lung
AB - Gallstone ectopia to the lung is a rare clinical entity. Our case is a 69-year-old man with a history of cholecystectomy complicated by intra-abdominal abscesses and retained gallstone remnants requiring laparoscopic extraction. He presented with hemoptysis and imaging showed multiple calcified lung nodules. There was a concern for gallstone ectopia in the lungs. He underwent a right middle lobectomy via thoracotomy with gallstone extraction. The patient did well postoperatively and was discharged home on postoperative day 4. This case report briefly reviews the literature to determine the timeline for presentation for similar patients, which may be of clinical utility to thoracic surgeons.