Journal of Molecular Imaging & Dynamics
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Prashanth Balaji

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• Case Report
  Complex Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Tubo-Ovarian Abscess and Developed Iliopsoas Abscess as Complications
  Author(s): Prashanth BalajiPrashanth Balaji
  
  Introduction: This case report illustrates complex sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as tubo-ovarian abscess and developed iliopsoas abscess as complications. Case description: A 37-year-old female presented with lower abdominal pain, fever and diarrhoea. Initial clinical assessment and CT imaging diagnosed tubo-ovarian abscess. She underwent laparoscopic drainage. Patient represented with similar complaints. Further imaging visualised persistent tubo-ovarian abscess with a new iliopsoasabscess. Her disease progression and initial treatment failure led to clinical diagnosis of sigmoid diverticulitis. The patient underwent Hartmann’s procedure and radiological drainage and has been asymptomatic since then. A Hartmann reversal is planned. Discussion and Conclusion: First, it demonstrates the potential for sigmoid div.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9937.1000146

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