Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Pararectal Abscess Masquerading as an Ovarian Cyst: A Case Report

Kavita Khoiwal *

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Reena Kumari

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Anshu Gupta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Debasish Das

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Amrita Gaurav

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Jaya Chaturvedi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Pararectal abscess usually present with severe perianal and/or perirectal pain with or without fever, and features of sepsis. Here, we report a case where pararectal abscess was diagnosed during laparoscopic surgery and initially misdiagnosed as ovarian cyst.

Keywords: Pararectal abscess, masquerading, ovarian cyst.

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