title: [Retroperitoneal abscess due to asymptomatic duodenal perforation by foreign body. A case report].
abstract: We present a case of retroperitoneal abscess due to asymptomatic duodenal perforation by foreign body. Patient has been admitted for lumbar pain and subocclusive crisis, with a medical history negative for acute symptomatology. After both clinical and radiologic evaluation, an abscess-like mass was detected in the context of right psoas muscle. Patient underwent surgical operation and a lumbar abscess has been found containing a foreign body (toothpick). There has been a transduodenal migration of the foreign body, without clinical signs of duodenal perforation.
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera Villascassi, Genova.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puglisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murmura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piombo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quaglia
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004435:Eating; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014934:Wood