title: Retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as acute abdomen in an elderly person.
abstract: A 56-year-old man presented with acute abdomen. Clinically, he was diagnosed as having perigastric abscess. On exploration, a retroperitoneal cystic teratoma was encountered. Postoperatively, he recovered uneventfully and has no residual disease two years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, B Y L Nair Hospital, Mumbai. pandya_sv@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muchhala
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery