A RARE CASE OF PREPERITONEAL ABSCESS IN A NIGERIAN FEMALE: ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS AND PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DRAINAGE

A O Adeyinka; P T Adenigba; A J Adekanmi; A T Adeniji-Sofoluwe; B E Osobu; T O Oke

A RARE CASE OF PREPERITONEAL ABSCESS IN A NIGERIAN FEMALE: ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS AND PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DRAINAGE

Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2021 Jun;19(1):82-86.

Authors

A O Adeyinka¹, P T Adenigba², A J Adekanmi¹, A T Adeniji-Sofoluwe¹, B E Osobu², T O Oke³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, College of Medicine University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
² Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³ Hepatobiliary division, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.

PMID: 35330892
PMCID: PMC8935667

Abstract

A preperitoneal abscess is an uncommon manifestation of extraperitoneal collection. We present a case of an anterior abdominal wall preperitoneal abscess in a 30-year-old Nigerian female with abdominal pain and purulent abdominal wall discharge ten days after an initial admission for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. This report underscores the role of ultrasound in diagnosis and follow-up and percutaneous ultrasound-guided continuous percutaneous catheter drainage and management of an extraperitoneal abscess.

Keywords: Continuous drainage; Pre-peritoneal abscess; Ultrasound-guided.