{"title":"Enterocutaneous Fistula and Pneumoretroperitoneum due to Ruptured Psoas Abscess.","authors":"Tapan Patel, Shivani Patel","doi":"10.1055/s-0041-1735901","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psoas abscess is a rare condition that can present with vague clinical features. Its insidious onset can lead to a delay in diagnosis, resulting in high rates of complications and mortality. Here we describe a unique case of a patient presenting with enterocutaneous fistula and pneumoretroperitoneum due to ruptured psoas abscess.</p>","PeriodicalId":44614,"journal":{"name":"Surgery Journal","volume":"7 4","pages":"e286-e288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8536649/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Surgery Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735901","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2021/10/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Psoas abscess is a rare condition that can present with vague clinical features. Its insidious onset can lead to a delay in diagnosis, resulting in high rates of complications and mortality. Here we describe a unique case of a patient presenting with enterocutaneous fistula and pneumoretroperitoneum due to ruptured psoas abscess.