Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a diagnostic challenge

Diagnosis of Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis is challenging due to its rarity and its similar presentation to common intra‐abdominal conditions, such as cholecystitis or appendicitis. In our case, the adherent cecal and omental mass felt on examination were thought to be an appendiceal mass secondary to perforatio...

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Autores principales: Jia, Wei, Fadhlillah, Fiqry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29988637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1553
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description Diagnosis of Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis is challenging due to its rarity and its similar presentation to common intra‐abdominal conditions, such as cholecystitis or appendicitis. In our case, the adherent cecal and omental mass felt on examination were thought to be an appendiceal mass secondary to perforation, hence the patient underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy.
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spelling pubmed-60283872018-07-09 Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a diagnostic challenge Jia, Wei Fadhlillah, Fiqry Clin Case Rep Clinical Images Diagnosis of Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis is challenging due to its rarity and its similar presentation to common intra‐abdominal conditions, such as cholecystitis or appendicitis. In our case, the adherent cecal and omental mass felt on examination were thought to be an appendiceal mass secondary to perforation, hence the patient underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6028387/ /pubmed/29988637 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1553 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a diagnostic challenge
title_short Fitz‐Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a diagnostic challenge
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028387/
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