A rare case of acute presentation of a chronic massive extraperitoneal abscess: a case report

Extra-peritoneal abscesses are uncommon entities encountered during general surgical practice. They occur in a plane present between the peritoneum and deep fascia anteriorly, posteriorly or pelvis. These commonly as result of supra-levator pre-peritoneal extension an ischiorectal abscess. Treatment includes antibiotics drainage. Here we have described case abscess anterior extra-peritoneal extending from perirectal pararectal space, drained surgically through midline incision.