Asian Journal of Surgery (Jan 2008)

Unusual Cause of Acute Abdomen—Ruptured Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma

  • Kwok-Kay Yau,
  • Wing-Tai Siu,
  • Michael Ka-Wah Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1015-9584(08)60053-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 32 – 35

Abstract

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Ruptured retroperitoneal paraganglioma is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Its clinical presentation and laparoscopic features have seldom been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of ruptured retroperitoneal paraganglioma that presented as acute abdomen, and its subsequent management.

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