Leiomyoma of the caecum presenting as peritonitis.

Perforated caecal duplication cyst presenting as an appendicular abscess.

A duplication cyst of the caecum is a very rare congenital malformation, representing 0.4% of all gastrointestinal duplications. We present a case of cystic duplication of the caecum in a 12-year-old child who presented with a right iliac fossa mass and peritonitis. An ischaemic, perforated caecal duplication cyst was found on emergency laparotomy, mandating a right hemicolectomy.

Tuberculosis Endometritis Presenting as A Leiomyoma

Abdominal tuberculosis presenting with peritonitis and enteroliths: report of a rare case and literature review

AbsractWe are presenting a case of abdominal tuberculosis who had peritonitis and twolarge enteroliths were removed from the small intestine during laparotomy. Followinga full course of medical treatment, she developed small bowel obstruction andtreated by laparotomy & enterolysis but showed no evidence of stricture. We had adiagnostic and management challenge which will be discussed along with...

Hydrocolpos with peritonitis in the newborn.

Two cases of hydrocolpos are described presenting soon after birth. One infant who died on the first day had an intrauterine peritonitis caused by compression of the caecum on the pelvic brim. The other surviving infant developed a caecal perforation secondary to Hirschsprung's disease. Neither infant had rectal atresia, which is the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction in these infants. T...

Biliary peritonitis due to choledochal cyst presenting in late pregnancy.

A previously healthy 23-year-old primigravida at 35 weeks' gestation presented with ante-partum haemorrhage and evidence of placental abruptio on ultrasound scanning. Emergency Caesarean section was performed via a Pfannenstiel incision, and a healthy baby was delivered in good condition. The obstetrician noticed that the peritoneal cavity contained some free reactive fluid, and surgical assist...