A CASE OF AN ABDOMINAL ABSCESS AT SURGICAL WOUND DEVELOPED 11 YEARS AFTER APPENDECTOMY

• KOBAYASHI Shinjiro

  Department of Surgery, Tsukuba-icho Hospital

• OHASHI Masaki

  Department of Surgery, Tsukuba-icho Hospital

• TENMA Nobuo

  Department of Surgery, Tsukuba-icho Hospital

• YAGAWA Yosuke

  Department of Surgery, Tsukuba-icho Hospital

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 虫垂切除から１１年後に発症した創部腹壁膿瘍の１例

Abstract

A 20-year-old woman who had undergone an appendectomy for chronic appendicitis 11 years earlier was seen at the hospital because of right lower abdominal pain in January 2006. There were severe tenderness and rebound tenderness at the surgical wound left after the appendectomy. Abdominal ultrasonography showed a low echoic space in the subfasial structure at the surgical wound. Abdominal CT scan disclosed a low density area. From these imaging findings, the patient was diagnosed as having an abdominal abscess and was operated on. At surgery we performed percutaneous drainage for the lesion while we ensured not to induce penetration of the abscess to the abdominal cavity under laparoscopic cbservation. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the 7^th postoperative day. No recurrence has occurred up to now.<br>We report the case of an abdominal abscess developed more than 10 years after appendectomy which was considered rare.

Journal

• Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)

  Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) 68 (1), 201-204, 2007

  Japan Surgical Association

Keywords

• 虫垂炎
• 腹壁膿瘍
• 腹腔鏡

Details

• CRID: 1390001204847577600
• NII Article ID: 130004516303
• NII Article ID: 10018716925
• NII Book ID: AA11189709
• DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.68.201
• ISSN: 18825133
• ISSN: 13452843
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjsa/68/1/68_1_201/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007121302
• Text Lang: ja
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