Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. A laparoscopic approach

Abstract

Four of our patients had classical Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. Persistent right upper-gradrant pain prompted extensive medical evaluation; anibiotic therapy fialed to relieve the symptoms. In each case, laparoscopy proved to be an ideal method for obtaining definitive diagnosis and therapy. Typical perihepatic violin-string adhesions were cauterized and divided under direct vision with dramatic resolution of symptoms.