Retroperitoneal abscess due to asymptomatic duodenal perforation by foreign body. A case report

We present a case of retroperitoneal abscess due to asymptomatic duodenal perforation by foreign body. Patient has been admitted for lumbar pain and subocclusive crisis, with a medical history negative for acute symptomatology. After both clinical and radiologic evaluation, an abscess-like mass was...

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Published in:Il Giornale di chirurgia 2008-04, Vol.29 (4), p.180-181
Main Authors: Puglisi, R, Murmura, C, Piombo, A, Quaglia, F
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Duodenal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Duodenal Diseases - etiology
Duodenal Diseases - surgery
Eating
Foreign Bodies
Foreign-Body Migration - complications
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration - surgery
Humans
Intestinal Perforation - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Perforation - etiology
Intestinal Perforation - surgery
Male
Psoas Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Psoas Abscess - etiology
Psoas Abscess - surgery
Radiography
Retroperitoneal Space - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Wood
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Summary:We present a case of retroperitoneal abscess due to asymptomatic duodenal perforation by foreign body. Patient has been admitted for lumbar pain and subocclusive crisis, with a medical history negative for acute symptomatology. After both clinical and radiologic evaluation, an abscess-like mass was detected in the context of right psoas muscle. Patient underwent surgical operation and a lumbar abscess has been found containing a foreign body (toothpick). There has been a transduodenal migration of the foreign body, without clinical signs of duodenal perforation.
ISSN:0391-9005