TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral tubo-ovarian actinomycosis in the presence of an intrauterine device
T2 - A case report
AU - Chang, Bao Chiien
AU - Lee, Herng Sheng
AU - Liou, Shih Mieng
AU - Liu, Jah Y.
AU - Lee, Wei H.
PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - An uncommon case of actinomycosis found in bilateral tubo-ovarian abscess is presented. Preoperatively, bilateral ovarian tumors were initially suspected by pelvic examination and ultrasonography. The patient received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The initial pathology frozen section report showed abscess without evidence of malignancy. The final pathological finding revealed actinomycosis in bilateral tubo-ovarian abscess. In addition, an intrauterine contraceptive device, Copper-T, was found in the uterine cavity. The radiologie findings, gross pathological feature, histopathological pictures and treatment of pelvic actinomycosis are discussed, with review of the literature in English.
AB - An uncommon case of actinomycosis found in bilateral tubo-ovarian abscess is presented. Preoperatively, bilateral ovarian tumors were initially suspected by pelvic examination and ultrasonography. The patient received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The initial pathology frozen section report showed abscess without evidence of malignancy. The final pathological finding revealed actinomycosis in bilateral tubo-ovarian abscess. In addition, an intrauterine contraceptive device, Copper-T, was found in the uterine cavity. The radiologie findings, gross pathological feature, histopathological pictures and treatment of pelvic actinomycosis are discussed, with review of the literature in English.
KW - Actinomycosis
KW - Intrauterine contraceptive device
KW - Pelvic inflammatory disease
KW - Tubo-ovarian abscess
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28144445733
SN - 1726-4901
VL - 57
SP - 228
EP - 231
JO - Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
IS - 3
ER -