Hsu Angel, Sarowa Brianna K, Abdessalam Shahab F
General Surgery, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
Pediatric Surgery, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 30;15(6):e41226. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41226. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOA) are commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by sexually transmitted infections (STI). There have been several reports of adolescent non-sexually active female patients diagnosed with TOAs. Symptoms of TOAs often mimic appendicitis and have often been diagnosed as such. We present a case of a 12-year-old non-sexually active adolescent who was initially diagnosed with ruptured appendicitis and found to have a TOA engulfing the appendix.
输卵管卵巢脓肿(TOA)通常与性传播感染(STI)引起的盆腔炎(PID)相关。已有多篇关于诊断为TOA的青春期非性活跃女性患者的报道。TOA的症状常类似阑尾炎,且常被诊断为此病。我们报告一例12岁的非性活跃青少年病例,该患者最初被诊断为阑尾破裂,结果发现是一个输卵管卵巢脓肿包裹着阑尾。