Pyogenic sacroiliitis: another imitator of the acute abdomen
Cohn, S.M.; Schoetz, D.J.
Surgery 100(1): 95-98
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6060 PMID: 3726768 Document Number: 279711
Acute suppurative infection of the sacroiliac joint can mimic the acute abdomen. Experience with a patient who had exploratory laparotomy for acute appendicitis prompted a review of the literature, which indicated that 12.6% of patients with pyogenic sacroiliitis have acute abdominal pain. A high index of suspicion is necessary to establish this diagnosis.