Retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as acute abdomen in an elderly person. Journal Articles

abstract

• A 56-year-old man presented with acute abdomen. Clinically, he was diagnosed as having perigastric abscess. On exploration, a retroperitoneal cystic teratoma was encountered. Postoperatively, he recovered uneventfully and has no residual disease two years later.

authors

• Pandya, JS
• Pai, Menaka
• Muchhala, S

status

• published 

publication date

• 2000

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Abdomen, Acute (MeSH)
• Abdominal Abscess (MeSH)
• Diagnosis, Differential (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Middle Aged (MeSH)
• Retroperitoneal Neoplasms (MeSH)
• Teratoma (MeSH)

published in

• Indian Journal of Gastroenterology  Journal

keywords

• Abdomen, Acute
• Abdominal Abscess
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retroperitoneal Neoplasms
• Teratoma

PubMed ID

• 10812828

start page

• 89

end page

• 90

volume

• 19

issue

• 2