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Oana Popescu
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A case of Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome mimicking an acute abdomen
2021
Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome, also known as acute perihepatitis, associates pelvic inflammatory disease with the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae as the main causative pathogens.
 Symptomatology is a nonspecific one. Right upper quadrant pain, fever, nausea and vomiting are the most commonly encountered symptoms.
 Imaging data are also nonspecific and often show intra-abdominal changes with no particularity.
 As it is difficult to suspect Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome upon first impression, laparoscopy and direct visualization of the peritoneum and liver adhesions are needed in the diagnostic process. The specific aspect of the fibrinous strands can raise t…
Intramuscular Abdominal Wall Endometriosis, an Unusual Finding for General Surgeon
2021
Abstract Defined as the ectopic development of uterine tissue outside the uterine cavity, endometriosis is an increasingly common condition that can lead to various complications from chronic pain syndrome, infertility, obstruction due extrinsic compression to malignancy of endometriosis foci. Extrapelvic positioning of endometriosis is rare, diagnosis can be difficult both clinically and imaging, and treatment does not always ensure the absence of recurrences.