Peritoneal carcinomatosis mimicking a perforated diverticulitis

oleh: Olivier Facy, Nicolas Lagoutte, Brice Paquette, Patrick Rat, Pablo Ortega Deballon

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2011-04-01

Deskripsi

We report the case of a patient with a pelvic abscess and a malignant pancreatic tumor. The management of this complicated diverticulitis included radiological drainage and surgery. This abscess was due to a peritoneal carcinomatosis originating from the pancreas, which is an extremely rare cause of intestinal perforation.