Hydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapeworm Echinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organs could be involved very rare. Here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvement of oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. It was misdiagnosed as a multicystic right ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was shown a...

Pelvic lymphoceles are an infrequent complication after pelvic surgery and develop shortly after the surgery in most cases. We experienced a case of delayed infection of a lymphocele 6 months after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and pelvic lymphadenectomy. In this case, antimicrobial chemotherapy and percutaneous drainage were effective, and there was no recurrence of the disease. ...

Emphysematous cystitis is a rare form of lower urinary tract infection with pathognomonic intramural and intraluminal gas. It commonly occurs in elderly females uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Subcutaneous emphysema extraperitoneal pelvic gas are reported as presentations emphysematous cystitis. Here we report occurring an male multiple co-morbidities who presented fulminant sepsis findings sub...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of pelvic packing as an emergency therapeutic intervention in pelvic fractures with concomitant haemodynamic instability. METHODS A systematic review of the literature in English from the past two decades yielded only three eligible studies. Clinical and methodological heterogeneity across the component studies was assessed by careful recording of certain descript...

This paper mainly describes the experiences of clinical application of Dachaihu Decoction in treating chronic pelvic infection, coronary heart disease, insomnia, and hepatolithiasis.

INTRODUCTION Pelvic actinomycosis constitutes 3% of all human actinomycosis infections. It is usually insidious, and is often mistaken for other conditions such as diverticulitis, abscesses, inflammatory bowel disease and malignant tumors, presenting a diagnostic challenge pre-operatively; it is identified post-operatively in most cases. Here we present a case that presented as pelvic malignanc...

BACKGROUND Fitz-Hugh-Curtis (FHC) syndrome is a perihepatitis linked to inflammatory pelvic disease. It can be caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis infections. FHC syndrome usually presents with pain in the right hypochondrium and fever, associated with symptoms and signs of pelvic infection in women. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 22-year-old woman with systemic lupus...

Prevention of postoperative infection continues to be a major goal for all surgeons. Even though numerous studies have demonstrated that administering a single dose of antibiotic preoperatively reduces the incidence of postoperative infection, there still is significant morbidity and mortality associated with pelvic surgery. Why patients fail antibiotic prophylaxis has not been an area that has...