Open AccessPerforated Duodenal Ulcer –A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Bharti Goel,
Jyotsna Rani,
Anju Huria,
Pratiksha Gupta,
Usha Dalal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9130.4846
Subject(s) - medicine , acute abdomen , pregnancy , perforation , abdomen , peritonitis , surgery , obstetrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , surgical emergency , general surgery , genetics , materials science , metallurgy , punching , biology
Acute abdomen during pregnancy is a medico-surgical emergency demanding concerted, synchronized specialties approach of obstetrician, surgeon and gastroenterologist. Duodenal perforation is one of the rarer causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Here, we report a case of duodenal perforation with peritonitis in third trimester of pregnancy requiring surgical management. Our aim of reporting this case is to stress the physicians to keep the differential of duodenal perforation also in mind while dealing with cases of acute abdomen in pregnancy and to proceed with multidisciplinary approach for better feto-maternal outcome.