CT findings in post-operative subphrenic abscess with teratomatous inclusions

Authors
Lindbichler, F Raith, J Tillich, M Sorantin, E Riccabona, M Geyer, G
Citation
F. Lindbichler et al., CT findings in post-operative subphrenic abscess with teratomatous inclusions, BR J RADIOL, 73(869), 2000, pp. 542-543
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00071285 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
869
Year of publication
2000
Pages
542 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
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 w ell recognized post-operative complication, and ovarian teratomas are frequ ent, a teratomatous inclusion within a subphrenic abscess is a unique findi ng.