Ruptured splenic abscess presenting as pneumoperitoneum.

Rege, S A; Philip, U; Quentin, N; Deolekar, S; Rohandia, O

Rege, S A; Philip, U; Quentin, N; Deolekar, S; Rohandia, O.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-64330

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Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum follows perforation of hollow viscus; rarely, it may arise from pulmonary interstitial emphysema or intestinal inflammatory disease. We report a 30-year-old man with ruptured splenic abscess who presented with acute abdomen and had pneumoperitoneum. He was treated with splenectomy and is asymptomatic 2 months later.

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Abdomen, Acute/diagnosis; Abscess/diagnosis; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Diagnosis, Differential; Escherichia coli Infections/diagnosis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Pneumoperitoneum/diagnosis; Rupture, Spontaneous/diagnosis; Splenectomy; Splenic Diseases/diagnosis

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Pneumoperitoneum / Rupture, Spontaneous / Splenectomy / Splenic Diseases / Humans / Male / Follow-Up Studies / Adult / Diagnosis, Differential / Abscess Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2001 Type: Article

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