Ruptured ovarian teratoma presenting as peritonitis.
A 55-year-old lady reported to the surgical OPD with clinical findings of acute peritonitis. Emergency laparotomy was performed. The peritoneal cavity was full of purulent material, however, the gut was normal. An 8 x 6 cm thick walled cyst was found in the left ovary with a minute perforation and purulent fluid coming out of it. Thorough peritoneal lavage along with left oophorectomy was performed. The postoperative recovery was smooth. Histopathology confirmed benign cystic teratoma of ovary.
Murtaza
Badar
B
Department of General Surgery1, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalnagar. babar_murtaza@yahoo.com
Saeed
Saira
S
Sharif
Muhammad Ashraf
MA
Malik
Imran Bashir
IB
Mahmood
Asad
A
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery