ISSN: 2155-9937
Prashanth Balaji
Hillingdon Hospitals-NHS Foundation Trust,
Peild Health Road, Uxbridge UB8 3NN
United Kingdom
Case Report
Complex Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Tubo-Ovarian Abscess and Developed Iliopsoas Abscess as Complications
Author(s): Prashanth Balaji
Prashanth 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