A misdiagnosed cause of chronic pelvic pain: abscess with foreign body.
Pain Med
; 15(9): 1637-9, 2014 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21995334
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Chronic pelvic pain may present a diagnostic challenge.SETTING:
Academic tertiary care center.DESIGN:
Case report. CASE REPORT A 46-year-old woman presented with pain on micturition and a 15-month history of right-sided pelvic pain aggravated by an abdominal massage. Her course and outcome, aided by use of computed tomography (CT) scan, is described, identifying a 6-cm, mass-like lesion in the right lower quadrant enclosing an ambiguous linear calcified lesion, which on laparotomy revealed a fish bone embedded in a section of the terminal ileum and the perivesical area.CONCLUSION:
Chronic pelvic pain refractory to treatment merits consideration of CT to examine for foreign body.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Pélvica
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Erros de Diagnóstico
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Abscesso
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Dor Crônica
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Corpos Estranhos
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Íleo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article