Background __ampersandsignndash; salmonella infection of the port site is rare and almost all the cases are secondary to organisms in the bile or the bilestones. Methods __ampersandsignndash; 3 cases of laparoscopic and 1 case of lap converted open cholecystectomy had port and laparotomy site infection with salmonella alone or with bowel contaminants. Results __ampersandsignndash; all cases had evidences of breach in the extraction protocols of gall bladder and would be attributed for same. Conclusion :- adequate antibiotic prophylaxis is just not sufficient for prevention of salmonella infection of the port in chronically infected gall bladder extraction . every gallbladder should be extracted with an endobag especially in developed countries, where the chances of chronic salmonella infections are common.