Complex Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Tubo-Ovarian Abscess and Developed Iliopsoas Abscess as Complications

Diverticulitis presenting as a tubo-ovarian abscess with subsequent colon perforation.

Described here is an unusual complication of a common condition; diverticulitis resulting in a tubo-ovarian abscess. The etiology of this abscess was clinically unapparent due to atypical presenting symptoms and signs. Furthermore, radiological diagnosis was misleading because of an inflammatory reaction of the colon which prevented visualization of diverticula. Failure to correctly identify th...

Brain abscess as a rare complication of acute sigmoid diverticulitis.

Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Misdiagnosed Ovarian Malignancy

Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a severe sequele of pelvic inflammatory disease. The diagnosis is dependent on the aspects of medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and imaging. However, the dilemma exists in differentiation of TOA and ovarian malignant tumor sometimes. We present a case of TOA misdiagnosed as pelvic malignancy because of its untypical clinical features, malignan...

Perforated Meckel's diverticulitis presenting as a mesenteric abscess: case report.

Only 2% of patients with Meckel's diverticulae (MD) will manifest clinical problems. Diverticulitis occurs in approximately 10-20% of patients with symptomatic MD and more often in the elderly population. We report a case of Meckels diverticulitis presenting with perforation and mesenteric abscess in a young African man. The authors present information on diagnostic pitfalls and advise a lower ...

Tubo-ovarian abscess in a virgin girl

BACKGROUND Tubo-ovarian abscess as a serious complication of pelvic inflammatory disease is very uncommon in sexually inactive girls. CASE We report a case of tubo-ovarian abscess in a 24-year-old sexually inactive girl with transverse vaginal septum who was presented with abdominal pain and a pelvic mass and without prior surgical history and no evidences of appendicitis, inflammatory bowel ...