Salmonella ovarian abscess in young girl presented as acute abdomen--case report

Scientific paper - Case study

• Title (croatian): Salmonella ovarijski apsces u mlade djevojke sa slikom akutnog abdomena: prikaz slučajeva
• Author: Nina Miksić Gorišek
• Author: Slavko Orešković
• Author: Igor But
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

Ovarian abscess in young sexually non-active girls can represent a diagnostic challenge. 15-years old girl was admitted to the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics under the suspicion of torsion of an ovarian cyst. Her clinical status deteriorated after the admission with development of acute abdomen. Laparoscopic exploration was performed and unilateral ovarian abscess was found without involvement of other pelvic structures. The surgical procedure was minimal invasive for a young girl and Salmonella staleyville was isolated from pus. Solitary ovarian abscess can be of hematogenous origin and the causative pathogens are different from pathogens usually involved in pelvic inflammatory disease. To avoid later fertility problems it is of great importance to treat infections in pelvic region correctly according to the isolated microorganism and that surgery is the least invasive.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovarijski apsces u spolno neaktivnih djevojaka može predstavljati dijagnostički izazov. Petnaestogodišnja djevojka
primljena je u Kliniku za ginekologiju i porodništvo pod sumnjom torzije ciste jajnika. Njeno kliničko stanje pogoršalo se
nakon prijama razvojem akutnog abdomena. Učinjena je laparoskopska eksploracija te je nađen jednostrani ovarijski
apsces bez zahvaćenosti drugih struktura zdjelice. Kirurški postupak za mladu djevojku je bio minimalno invazivan, a
iz gnoja je izolirana Salmonella staleyville. Solitarni ovarijski apsces može biti hematogenog podrijela i uzočnici su
različiti od patogena koji su obično uključeni u upalnu bolest zdjelice. Kako bi se izbjegli kasniji problemi plodnosti
žena, od velike je važnosti ciljano liječiti upale zdjelične regije ovisno o izoliranom mikroorganizmu kao i primjena
minimalno invazivnog kirurškog postupka.

• Keywords (english): Abdomen, Acute/diagnosis; Abdomen, Acute/drug therapy; Abdomen, Acute/microbiology; Abdominal Abscess/diagnosis; Abdominal Abscess/drug therapy; Abdominal Abscess/microbiology; Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Ovarian Diseases/diagnosis; Ovarian Diseases/drug therapy; Ovarian Diseases/microbiology; Pelvic Infection/diagnosis; Pelvic Infection/drug therapy; Pelvic Infection/microbiology; Salmonella/isolation & purification; Salmonella Infections/diagnosis; Salmonella Infections/drug therapy; Salmonella Infections/microbiology
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Case study
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Collegium Antropologicum
• Numbering: vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 223-225
• p-ISSN: 0350-6134
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:944552
• Publication: 2011-03
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/64791
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-27 19:05:08