Spontaneous gas gangrene of the pancreas: extremely rare condition

Bacem Zaidi; Sihem Sindi; Leila Belgacem; Zied Mansi; Wael Gazzah; Khalil Ben Salah

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjae133

Spontaneous gas gangrene of the pancreas: extremely rare condition

J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Apr 4;2024(4):rjae133. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae133. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Bacem Zaidi^{1

2}, Sihem Sindi^{1

2}, Leila Belgacem^{1

2}, Zied Mansi^{1

2

3}, Wael Gazzah^{1

2

4}, Khalil Ben Salah^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Sousse, Sousse 4200, Tunisia.
² Les Aghlabides Hospital, Kairouan 3100, Tunisia.
³ Tunisian Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology Surgery, Tunis 1000, Tunisia.
⁴ Urology Department, Kairouan 3100, Tunisia.

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is a common condition, only occasionally leading to necrosis of the pancreas. In instances where abscess formation takes place, the predominant microbial profile involves both aerobic and anaerobic enteric species. We present the case of a patient with clostridial emphysematous pancreatitis who developed pneumoperitoneum without associated visceral perforation.

Keywords: Clostridium perfringens; necrotizing pancreatitis; pancreatic gas gangrene; spontaneous pneumoperitoneum.

Publication types

Case Reports