Perforated duodenal ulcer -a rare cause of acute abdomen in pregnancy.
Acute abdomen during pregnancy is a medico-surgical emergency demanding concerted, synchronized specialties approach of obstetrician, surgeon and gastroenterologist. Duodenal perforation is one of the rarer causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Here, we report a case of duodenal perforation with peritonitis in third trimester of pregnancy requiring surgical management. Our aim of reporting this case is to stress the physicians to keep the differential of duodenal perforation also in mind while dealing with cases of acute abdomen in pregnancy and to proceed with multidisciplinary approach for better feto-maternal outcome.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Government Medical College , Sector-32, Chandigarh, India .
Bharti
B
Goel
Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Government Medical College , Sector-32, Chandigarh, India .
Jyotsna
J
Rani
Professor and HOD, Departmentof Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Government Medical College , Sector-32, Chandigarh, India .
Anju
A
Huria
Consultant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ESI , Delhi, India .
Pratiksha
P
Gupta
Associate Professor, Departmentof Surgery, Government Medical College , Sector-32, Chandigarh, India .
Usha
U
Dalal
Duodenal perforation; Peptic ulcer disease; Pregnancy