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Ruptured staphylococcal splenic abscess resulting in peritonitis: report of a case
Sabapathy Prakash Balasubramanian1, Prasada Rao Mojjada, Shashanka Mohan Bose
1Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Surgery Today
|July 11, 2002
Abstract:
A 50-year-old man presented with features of peritonitis of 2 days duration. The signs were more marked in the left upper abdomen. Investigations followed by a laparotomy showed a ruptured splenic abscess, the cause of which was not apparent. We herein present the case report of this unusual cause of peritonitis along with a relevant review of the literature.