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Ultrasound Killed the Pelvic Examination: Over-reliance on Ultrasound Resulted in Delayed Diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis Syndrome and Potential Loss of Fertility in a Young Female Patient

We describe a case of multiple missed opportunities to diagnose Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome in a sexually active 26-year-old woman in the emergency department (ED). Repeat ultrasound scans showed a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst. Multiple ED providers relied exclusively on these ultrasound findings as the p...

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Autores principales: Lin, Luke, Tirado, Alfredo, Mateer, Erin, Galwankar, Sagar, Tucci, Veronica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9639729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36353403
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JETS.JETS_136_20