title: [A fairly common complication of acute appendicitis (a propos of 42 cases of abscess of Douglas' pouch)].
abstract: After a brief review of the literature, 42 cases of Douglas-pouch peritonitis are described, with particular regard to those cases arosen as a complication of acute appendicitis. Symptomatology and anatomo-pathological pictures are carefully described and the most likely pathogenetic causes are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the surgical techniques used.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D004312:Douglas' Pouch; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Su di una non infrequente complicazione dell'appendicite acuta (a proposito di 42 casi di ascesso dello scavo di Douglas).