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OVARIAN ACTINOMYCOSIS PRESENTING AS ACUTE PERITONITIS
Author(s) -
Dawson John McL.,
O'Riordan Brendan,
Chopra Saif
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb00020.x
Subject(s) - medicine , iliac fossa , appendix , surgery , laparotomy , abdominal pain , peritonitis , actinomycosis , abdomen , abscess , pelvic inflammatory disease , abdominal ultrasonography , pouch , ultrasonography , biology , paleontology
Book reviews in this article: A patient with acute peritonitis due to ovarian actinomycosis and the association of this disease with the intrauterine contraceptive device is discussed. Because adequate treatment requires prolonged antibiotics the diagnosis should be sure. Unfortunately if antibiotics are given pre‐operatively culture is usually unsuccessful and thus careful examination of all removed material is essential. As many of these women are of child bearing age surgical intervention should aim to preserve fertility wherever possible.