Journal of Acute Care Surgery

"Robin Kaushik"

Case Report

Emergency surgery, Organ(liver, bowel, kideny etc.)

Ruptured Splenic Abscess with Pneumoperitoneum: A Rare Presentation: Gurleen Kaur, Tanya Singh, Shivani Goyal, Robin Kaushik, Simrandeep Singh; J Acute Care Surg 2023;13(3):138-140. Published online November 23, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17479/jacs.2023.13.3.138

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Splenic abscess is a rare entity encountered during clinical practice, with a high mortality rate. Formation of gas in splenic abscess is usually localized to the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Here we report a case where the splenic abscess ruptured and presented with generalized peritonitis. The erect chest radiograph showed free air under the right dome of the diaphragm, thus masquerading a hollow viscera perforation (most common cause of pneumoperitoneum).

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