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Yilmaz, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Akbulut, S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Samdanci, ET |
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dc.contributor.author |
Yilmaz, S |
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2022-10-19T07:33:53Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-10-19T07:33:53Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11616/80903 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous disease that can be mistaken for a malignant tumor. Abdominopelvic actinomycosis constitutes about 20% of all actinomycosis cases and may mimic malignancy, tuberculosis, or other abdominopelvic inflammatory diseases. This condition is more prevalent in women who use an intrauterine device. We treated a 44-year-old woman who presented with vaginal discharge, right flank pain, dysuria, and difficulty with defecation. She had anorexia and weight loss (8 kg) during the previous 2 months and had a history of intrauterine device use for 12 years. Clinical, radiologic, and endoscopic examinations revealed a rectal mass and right hydronephrosis. Rectal biopsy showed nonspecific colitis. Laparotomy showed a mass that was invading and obstructing the pelvic orifice. Surgery included total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, appendectomy, low anterior resection, and Hartmann colostomy. Histopathologic evaluation of surgical specimens showed actinomycosis originating from the tubo-ovarian structures and invading the rectal wall. The patient was placed on penicillin for 6 months, and then had closure of the colostomy with no complication. |
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C1 [Yilmaz, Mehmet; Akbulut, Sami; Yilmaz, Sezai] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Div Liver Transplantat, Dept Surg, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey. |
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dc.description.abstract |
[Samdanci, Emine Turkmen] Inonu Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pathol, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey. |
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dc.source |
INTERNATIONAL SURGERY |
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dc.title |
Abdominopelvic Actinomycosis Associated With an Intrauterine Device and |
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dc.title |
Presenting With a Rectal Mass and Hydronephrosis: A Troublesome |
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dc.title |
Condition for the Clinician |
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