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ArticleCureus2023

Perplexing Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Presentation from an Inflammatory Process in a Patient with an Inconclusive Computed Tomography Scan.

Sophia Menendez, Sydney E Moriarty, Ishan Perera, Frederic Rawlins Ii

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sophia MenendezObstetrics and Gynecology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, USA.
Sydney E MoriartySurgery, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, USA.
Ishan PereraSurgery, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, USA.
Frederic Rawlins IiEmergency Medicine, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is an infectious mass of the adnexa. This article presents a well-documented case of a 27-year-old female presenting to the emergency department with a TOA. Physical exam findings and an initial computed tomography scan (CT) with contrast revealed a right iliopsoas abscess, an inflammatory process in the right lower quadrant, later diagnosed as a TOA with the use of ultrasound (US) without a history of sexually transmitted infection (STI). The clinical decision tree utilized in this patient's case highlights the importance of keeping a TOA high on the list of differential diagnoses while investigating appendicitis and other inflammatory pathologies in the lower abdomen.

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inconclusive computed tomographymedical imagingpercutaneous drainagesexually transmitted infectiontubo-ovarian abscess

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PMID37946882
PMCPMC10632086

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