Gallstone Formation Secondary to a Foreign Body

Abstract

GALLSTONES occasionally develop around foreign bodies such as worms and ligatures.^{1 , 2} The purpose of this report is to describe a most unusual foreign body that, presumably, served as the nidus for the formation of a gallstone.Case ReportA 33-year-old man complained of fatty-food intolerance and epigastric fullness for many years. During the year before admission he had experienced 5 attacks of severe pain in the upper abdomen, each occurring after the ingestion of a fatty meal. The most recent attack had occurred 1 week before admission. He had never been jaundiced or febrile and he was unaware of any . . .