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Review
. 2023 Nov;64(11):707-711.
doi: 10.11622/smedj.2022021.

Pelvic inflammatory disease with obstructive complications: two cases and a literature review

Grace Ming Fen Chan  1 , Lionel Hon Wai Lum  2 , Pearl Shuang Ye Tong  1
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Review

Pelvic inflammatory disease with obstructive complications: two cases and a literature review

Grace Ming Fen Chan et al. Singapore Med J. 2023 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Intraoperative photographs show (a) multiple filmy adhesions from the sigmoid colon to the uterus, adnexa and pelvic side wall; and (b) a transition point 20 cm from the terminal ileum adherent to the right fallopian tube and tubo-ovarian abscess.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Coronal CT image of the abdomen and pelvis shows a 10-cm complex multi-loculated cystic mass suggestive of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) (arrow). Axial CT images show (b) right hydroureteronephrosis (arrow), and delayed enhancement and excretion of contrast by the right kidney and (c) CT-guided drainage of the TOA (arrow), with a pigtail drain left in situ for passive drainage.
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