Coliform pyosalpinx as a rare complication of appendicectomy: a case report and review of the literature

IntroductionColiform pyosalpinx is a rare entity. We report a case that occurred three months after appendicectomy for gangrenous appendicitis.

There follows a literature review on best practice for the treatment of pyosalpinx. Case presentationA seventeen year old girl presented with an acute abdomen three months after an appendicectomy for gangrenous appendicitis.

Intraoperative findings were bilateral pyosalpinx treated by aspiration, saline and Betadine irrigation and intravenous antibiotics.

Conclusion: Microbiological analysis of the pus revealed Escherichia coli and anaerobes.

Chlamydia and Candida were not isolated.

Author: Deepak Singh-Ranger, Abayomi Sanusi and Ishrak Hamo
Credits/Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:97

Published on: 2008-04-02

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