Abdominal compartment syndrome due to a giant multilobulated ovarian serous cystadenoma. Case report and review of the literature.

Abstract

The Authors report a case of abdominal compartment syndrome due to a giant ovarian serous cystadenoma. Despite of the relief of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAP: 16 mmHg), mild symptomatology (clinostatic dyspnea) lead to defer the emergency surgical treatment; after CT scan of abdomen and pelvis was performed a resection en bloc of the cystic mass, oophorectomy and cholecystectomy. However it seems advisable to perform an emergency laparotomy in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome grade II (IAP: 16 mmHg)when presenting as an acute abdomen

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