Successful ultrasound-guided drainage of an intra-abdominal collection in late pregnancy

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Sep 11:2017:bcr2017219479. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219479.

Abstract

Pregnancy complicated by an intra-abdominal collection is uncommon and poses a challenge in the management. We present a case that illustrates successful treatment via ultrasound-guided drainage of a collection associated with a dermoid cyst in a 30 weeks pregnant patient presenting with fever and right-sided abdominal pain. Following treatment, the patient clinically improved rapidly. The drain was removed 3 days later and a repeat ultrasound scan showed no collection.

Keywords: interventional radiology; pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Abscess / etiology
  • Abdominal Abscess / therapy*
  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drainage / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Fever / diagnosis
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy Complications / pathology
  • Teratoma / complications
  • Teratoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / instrumentation*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods

Supplementary concepts

  • Teratoma, Ovarian