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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct 17;10(10):e6477.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6477. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Acute post-traumatic dermoid peritonitis: A rare entity

Sami Fendri  1   2 , Haitham Rejab  1   2 , Ayman Trigui  1   2 , Bassem Abid  2   3 , Youssef Majdoub  1   2 , Ahmed Bouzid  1   2 , Kais Fourati  1   2 , Salah Boujelbene  1   2
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Acute post-traumatic dermoid peritonitis: A rare entity

Sami Fendri et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Rupture of ovarian dermoid-cyst is rare case. We report the case of a woman admitted for acute post-traumatic abdominal pain due to ruptured ovarian cyst. The patient was operated and we found a very abundant peritoneal effusion with left ovarian cyst which was broken. we performed a left adnexectomy.

Keywords: dermoid; ovarian cyst; peritonitis.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Operative view: Peritoneal effusion with sebum, tufts of hair and some hard calcium debris.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Left ruptured ovarian cyst (black arrow).
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Specimen of left adnexectomy
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