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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;67(4):362-3.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)60095-6. Epub 2011 Oct 22.

Primary obturator internus pyomyositis

R S Bharathi  1 , Suryanarayanan Naveen  2 , Niten Seth  3
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Case Reports

Primary obturator internus pyomyositis

R S Bharathi et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2011 Oct.
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Figure 1(A, B)
Figure 1(A, B)
Computerised tomography pelvis showing bulky right obturator internus with a 5 × 3 cm2 collection within it.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Per operative photo showing the transabdominal extraperitoneal drainage of the right obturator internus pyomyositis.
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