Author/Editor		Horvat, Matjaž; Kovačič, Srečko; Potrč, Stojan; Reberšek-Gorišek, Helena
Title		Abdominal actinomycosis presenting as a small-bowel obstruction
Type		članek
Source		Wien Klin Wochenschr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 116, št. Suppl 2
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 97-9
Language		eng
Abstract		A 48-year-old female, presented as a case of acute abdomen with a small-bowel obstruction and a palpable hypogastric mass, was urgently operated. Laparotomy revealed a tumor mass of unknown origin that included a loop of the small bowel by compressing it. Resection of the tumor including a portion of the large and small bowel was performed, and pathohistological examination revealed actinomycosis. The cause of abdominal actinomycosis in this patient could be the implantation of an intrauterine device nine years prior to the operation.
Descriptors		ABDOMEN, ACUTE INTRAUTERINE DEVICES ACTINOMYCOSIS ACTINOMYCES INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION MIDDLE AGE