Unusual Cause of Acute Abdomen—Ruptured Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• acute abdomen
• paraganglioma
• rupture