What Can We Find Behind a Parietal Abscess? Case Report

We report a rare case of a 71-year-old female who presented to the First Clinic of Surgery from “Sf. Spiridon” Hospital Iasi, Romania with a mass in the left iliac fossa that started to discharge a feculent secretion five days prior to presentation. The patient had a history of constipation, several episodes of hematochezia associated with significant weight loss over the past 6 months. Following evaluation, a diagnosis of enter cutaneous fistula secondary to a locally advanced sigmoid cancer was made. The patient underwent semi-elective resection of the sigmoid tumor (measuring 20 cm) with 10 cm safe margins, and of the involved lymph nodes and abdominal wall. A termino-terminal colo-rectal anastomosis was performed. The patient was discharged the 10th postoperative day after an uneventful evolution for oncological evaluation. The authors presented this case in order to illustrate the challenges associated with diagnostic and therapeutic management of advanced colorectal cancer that has been discovered through a parietal abscess.