CT findings in post-operative subphrenic abscess with teratomatous inclusions

A 39-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain after tubal sterilization. CT showed a subphrenic abscess with fatty inclusions owing to laceration or rupture of a mature ovarian teratoma. Although subphrenic abscess is a well recognized post-operative complication, and ovarian teratomas are frequ...

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Published inBritish journal of radiology Vol. 73; no. 869; p. 542
Main Authors Lindbichler, F, Raith, J, Tillich, M, Sorantin, E, Riccabona, M, Geyer, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.2000
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms - complications
Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Sterilization, Tubal
Subphrenic Abscess - complications
Subphrenic Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Teratoma - complications
Teratoma - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 39-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain after tubal sterilization. CT showed a subphrenic abscess with fatty inclusions owing to laceration or rupture of a mature ovarian teratoma. Although subphrenic abscess is a well recognized post-operative complication, and ovarian teratomas are frequent, a teratomatous inclusion within a subphrenic abscess is a unique finding.
ISSN:0007-1285
DOI:10.1259/bjr.73.869.10884752