Abdominal emergency in young women: gynecological or bowel disease? Two case reports

Assenza, Marco and Bartolucci, P. and Romeo, Valentina and Tasciotti, M. and Ricciardulli, Teresa and Zannini, I. and Sacco, E. and Modini, Claudio (2011) Abdominal emergency in young women: gynecological or bowel disease? Two case reports. Il giornale di chirurgia, 32 (1/2). pp. 48-51. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Abdominal pain is a frequent symptom in Emergency Departments. Often is not so easy make a diagnosis of cause. Particular importance in young women has differential diagnosis with gynecological diseases. Often laboratory exams have not good specificity. US and TC are the imaging techniques most used to make a diagnosis, but both have ours limits. Definitely surgeon’s experience is the most important resource for a correct approach to abdominal pain. We present two cases of low abdominal pain in young women due to ovarian teratoma erroneously diagnosed as appendicitis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Teratoma - Gynecological emergency
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User: Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2016 09:46
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2016 09:46
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/7276

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