A Case in which Laparoscopic Bilateral Salpingo-Oohorectomy was Indispensable due to Bilateral Tubo-Ovairan Abscesses in a Young Woman
10.2185/jrm.4.72
- Author:
Satoru Takeuchi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Right and left;
Laparoscopic;
Young;
Ovarian;
Human adult females
- From:Journal of Rural Medicine
2008;4(2):72-74
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) requires admission to hospital, i.v. antibiotics and, possibly, aspiration or surgery. A 35-year-old woman who was G2P1 was brought into the emergency department because of acute abdomen. A transvaginal ultrasonography demonstrated bilateral cystic adnexal tumors and a moderate amount of ascites suspected to be puss. Laparoscopic examination revealed that the left and right adnexa each formed an inflammatory mass. The left and right tubo-ovarian abscesses both formed masses, and the ovaries were indistinguishable from the tubes and other inflammatory tissues. Laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was indispensable. Bacterial culture showed no bacterial growth. Performance of laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was indispensable due to bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses in this patient.
