title: Benign cystic teratoma of ovary perforating into small intestine with co-existent typhoid fever.
abstract: Intra-peritoneal rupture or perforation into adjacent abdominal viscera is a rare complication of benign cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst) of the ovary. We report a 48-year-old woman in whom an ovarian dermoid cyst perforated into a loop of the small bowel. The patient had co-existing typhoid fever, which probably predisposed to this complication. She recovered on antibiotic therapy and after surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bombay Port Trust Hospital, Mumbai.
authors.forename: Vasumati
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Upadhye
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gujral
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wuntkal
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tongaonkar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy