Abdominal actinomycosis simulating malignancy of the right colon
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Dosyalar
Tarih
2005
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous
disease caused by an anaerobic or microaerophilic
gram-positive bacterium, Actinomyces israelii, manifesting
itself as fistula, sinus, inflammatory pseudotumor, or
abscess formation. The cervicofacial region (50 to 65%)
accounts for the majority of the cases followed by abdomen
(20%) (1–5). Abdominal infection mostly involves
the cecal area and can simulate malignant tumor on clinical
and radiological examinations (1, 4, 6, 7). The diagnosis
is almost always ascertained after surgery and histopathological
examination of the specimen.
The purpose of this report is to emphasize the possibility
of encountering an abdominal mass related to actinomycosis
in emergency cases and the benefit of limited surgical
procedure.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Abdominal actinomycosis, Actinomycosis, Actinomycosis of the colon
Kaynak
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
50
Sayı
7
Künye
Işık, B. Aydın, E. Söğütlü, G. Ara, C. Yılmaz, S. Kırımlıoğlu, V. (2005). Abdominal actinomycosis simulating malignancy of the right colon . Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 50(7), 1312–1314.
