Case Report

Giant Intrahepatic Subcapsular Haematoma: A Rare Complication following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Literature review of post-LC-ISH cases (1994-2019).

NoAuthors/year of publicationPostulated risk/contributing factorTime interval to diagnosis after LCManagement

1Liu et al. 2019 [5]No risk factor identifiedTwo daysDiagnostic laparoscopy and drainage tube placement
2Moloney et al. 2017 [7]Liver parenchymal injuryTwo hoursDiagnostic laparoscopy prior to diagnostic imaging but the haematoma was managed conservatively
3Głuszek et al. 2015 [14]No risk factor identifiedOne dayLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
4Brown et al. 2015 [15]No risk factor identifiedSix daysPercutaneous US-guided drainage
5de Castro et al. 2012 [3]Anticoagulation useSix weeksSelective embolization followed by US-guided drainage of haematoma
6Hansen et al. 2011 [13]Liver capsule injuryTwo daysDiagnostic laparoscopy and haematoma evacuation
7Shibuya et al. 2010 [16]Liver capsule injury and perioperative NSAID useOne dayLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
8Bravo et al. 2010 [4]Perioperative ketorolac use/coagulation dysfunction associated with multiple myelomaSix daysLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
9Bravo et al. 2010 [4]Perioperative ketorolac useOne dayLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
10Shibuya et al. 2009 [17]No definitive risk factorNot availableConservative management
11Guercio et al. 2008 [12]Perioperative ketorolac useNot availableLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
12Shetty et al. 2005 [18]Perioperative NSAID useThree daysPercutaneous CT-guided drainage
13Shetty et al. 2005 [18]Perioperative NSAID useNot mentionedConservative management
14Bhandarkar et al. 2004 [19]No risk factor identifiedTen daysPercutaneous US-guided drainage
15Pietra et al. 1998 [10]Perioperative NSAID useOne dayPercutaneous US-guided drainage
16Pietra et al. 1998 [10]Perioperative NSAID useSeven hoursLaparotomy and haematoma evacuation
17Obara et al. 1998 [20]No risk factor identifiedNot mentionedConservative management
18Erstad and Rappaport 1994 [11]Perioperative NSAID useNine hoursLaparotomy