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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;74(10):451-454.

Actinomycosis of the abdominal wall after cholecystectomy: transferral theory

E-J Kooi  1 , P J de Vries, A W W van Geloven, H V Stel, P J Kingma
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  • PMID: 27966440
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Case Reports

Actinomycosis of the abdominal wall after cholecystectomy: transferral theory

E-J Kooi et al. Neth J Med. 2016 Dec.
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Abstract

Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare disease caused by Gram-positive anaerobic Actinomyces bacteria. Here, we present a patient with an intrauterine contraceptive device who developed a long lasting and unexplained recurrent, painful abdominal swelling a few months after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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