Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 58. No. 3., 2019.
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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.03.24
Retrouterine Perforated Gangrenous Appendicitis
Dubravko Habek
orcid.org/0000-0003-1304-9279
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Sever
; Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Čerkez Habek
; Department of Internal Medicine, Sveti Duh University Hospital and Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
We present an atypical case of retrouterine gangrenous perforated appendicitis with Douglas abscess in a 33-year-old woman, with clinical picture developing over two weeks. Laparotomy and appendectomy with abdominal drainage and antibiosis were performed and resulted in complete recovery.
Keywords
Appendicitis; Abdomen, acute; Abscess; Laparotomy; Appendectomy; Case reports
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230290
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Publication date:
1.9.2019.
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