Xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess resulting from chronic diverticulitis

A F Mesia, Augusto F. Mesia, Henry Lam, H Lam, R C Wallach, Robert C. Wallach
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation · 2000 · vol. 49(1) , pp. 70–72 · doi:10.1159/000010217 · PMID:10629378 · W2047535020
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A case of xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess, likely caused by chronic diverticulitis, was successfully treated with surgery and antibiotics.

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We report a case of xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess which was preoperatively suspected to be an adnexal neoplasm. With foreign body material found in the abscess wall and vegetable fiber in the tubal lumen, a previously treated chronic diverticulitis was the presumed cause. Culture studies showed polymicrobial isolates which included Escherichia coli, an enteric pathogen. After surgery, administration of antibiotics, and revision of delayed subcutaneous wound healing, the patient is reportedly well.

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Abscess Diverticulitis Fallopian Tube Diseases Granuloma Ovarian Diseases Xanthomatosis Abscess Abscess Abscess Chronic Disease Diverticulitis Escherichia coli Infections Escherichia coli Infections Escherichia coli Infections Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Female Granuloma Granuloma

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