Abstract:Dropped or retained appendicoliths are uncommon complication of laparoscopic appendicectomies, and rarely they have been reported to cause complications such as pelvic abscesses or enterocutaneous fistulas. We reported on a rare presentation of a pelvic abscess masquerading as urachal malignancy in a 41-year-old male, 2 years after his laparoscopic appendicectomy. As urachal malignancy could not be unequivocally excluded on imaging findings alone, en bloc resection of this mass and partial cystectomy were perf… Show more
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