A Case of Pelvic Actinomycosis with Right Ureter Obstruction and Hydronephrosis / 대한산부인과학회지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
;
: 2023-2028, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-56454
ABSTRACT
Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease in female genital organ, which occurs most commonly with intrauterine device. Because of it's diverse clinical manifestation and progress, the diagnosis is made postoperatively by pathologic confirm in most cases and adequate medical treatment is required. Ureter obstruction is one of the common complication of pelvic actinomycosis, but it's management has been very variable by cases. If physician operate this after adequate management of ureter and preoperative antibiotics therapy, the risk of pelvic structure injury is reduced and then a patient can be saved from an extensive surgical procedure. We experienced a case of pelvic actinomycosis complicated by tubo-ovarian abscess with ureter obstruction and hydronephrosis, improving by Double J catheter insertion and preoperative antibiotics therapy and report it with brief review of literatures.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ureter
/
Actinomycosis
/
Communicable Diseases
/
Diagnosis
/
Abscess
/
Catheters
/
Genitalia
/
Hydronephrosis
/
Intrauterine Devices
/
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS