Infected intraperitoneal collection mimicking pneumoperitoneum

Nur Izzati Syahirah Awang Senik; Erinna Mohamad Zon; Rahimah Abdul Rahim; Nur Asma Sapiai

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.016

Infected intraperitoneal collection mimicking pneumoperitoneum

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jun 23;18(9):3101-3104. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.016. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Nur Izzati Syahirah Awang Senik^{1

2}, Erinna Mohamad Zon^{3

2}, Rahimah Abdul Rahim^{3

2}, Nur Asma Sapiai^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
² Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab 2, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
³ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Abstract

Acute abdomen is an emergent condition that requires immediate evaluation and prompt treatment. Pneumoperitoneum is defined as the presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity. There are various potential causes of pneumoperitoneum, as well as conditions that can mimic or pseudo pneumoperitoneum. We encountered a case of a 26-year-old woman who had a history of postexploratory laparotomy, left ovarian cystectomy, left ovarian reconstruction, right salpingooophorectomy, and infracolic omentectomy for bilateral mucinous cystadenoma and mature cystic teratoma. On the eighth day following her operation, she developed progressive abdominal distension.

Keywords: Acute abdomen; Pneumoperitoneum; Pseudo pneumoperitoneum.

Publication types

Case Reports