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Abdominal Actinomycosis Misdiagnosed as a Secondary Bladder Tumor: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kawahara Motoshi,
Kawahara Kazuya,
Goto Toshihiro,
Yamamoto Shinichi,
Fuchinoue Sumihisa,
Matsumoto Tamotsu
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1998.tb00400.x
Subject(s) - medicine , actinomycosis , sigmoid colon , uterus , urinary bladder , surgery , ovary , intrauterine device , ileum , resection , urinary system , rectum , anatomy , population , environmental health , family planning , research methodology
A 46‐year‐old woman presented with a hypogastric mass. The preoperative diagnosis was a malignant ovarian tumor involving multiple organs, including the urinary bladder. Surgical exploration was performed with wide resection of the right ovary and uterus, including the affected ileum, sigmoid colon, and omentum. An intraoperative histopathological examination of the paravesical tissue revealed abdominal actinomycosis. Consequently, bladder resection was not done. The cause of abdominal actinomycosis in this patient was probably due to implantation of an intrauterine device 3 years previously.