A 38 year old lady with a previous history of an ovarian cyst, presented with a one week history of fever, diarrhoea and intense localized pain in the left iliac fossa. Laparotomy revealed a left tuboovarian abscess with adherent bowels. Pus from the ruptured cyst grew Salmonella enteritidis. Histologically the cyst wall showed haemorrhagic and degenerate endometriotic features. Recovery was un...

A 32-year-old pregnant woman presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and minimal vaginal bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound revealed visible fluid in pelvic region with suspected tubal rupture, and subsequently laparoscopy was performed. During laparoscopy, additional gynecologic pathologies were noticed. Histopathologic finding showed dermoid and endometriotic cyst, as well as tubo-ovaria...

Amaç: Retrospektif olarak, tubo-ovaryan abse (TOA) olgularının insidansını, risk faktörlerini, klinik ve laboratuvar sonuçlarını, komplikasyonlarını yönetim stratejilerini değerlendirmek.
 Yöntem: Ocak 2016- 2021 yılları arasında, sonografik olarak TOA tanısı ile kliniğimize yatışı yapılan 59 hastanın dosyası retrospektif incelendi. Hastaların demografik verileri bulguları raporlandı. labo...

A previously healthy nulliparous caucasian female presented with lower abdominal pain and a history of diarrhoea and vomiting for 2 weeks. Repeated stool examinations and blood culture were negative. A lump in the lower abdomen became more apparent over the next 2 weeks and a subsequent laparotomy revealed bilateral tubo-ovarian abscess formation. One ovary which was endometriotic and both the ...