caa a22 4500 445364165 CHVBK 20180317142924.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10397-010-0642-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10397-010-0642-8 Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome [Elektronische Daten] [Ch. Theofanakis, A. Kyriakidis] Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is characterized by perihepatic inflammation appearing with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), mostly in women of childbearing age. Acute pain and tenderness in the right upper abdomen is the most common symptom that makes women visit the emergency rooms. It can also emerge with fever, nausea, vomiting, and, in fewer cases, pain in the left upper abdomen. It seems that the pathogens that are mostly responsible for this situation is Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Because of its characteristics, differential diagnosis for this syndrome is a constant, as it mimics many known diseases, such as cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and pulmonary embolism. The development of CT scanning provided diagnosticians with a very useful tool in the process of recognizing and analyzing the syndrome. Nevertheless, the only secure diagnostic method is the laparoscopic evaluation of the abdomen and the spotting of the unique "violin-string” adhesions between the liver and the abdominal wall or the diaphragm. Though it is a difficult diagnosis, the syndrome and, therefore, the PID that caused its outburst are usually easily treated with courses of antibiotics, as monotherapy or combined, with satisfactory results. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome nationallicence Pelvic inflammatory disease nationallicence Perihepatitis nationallicence Liver adhesions nationallicence Chlamydia trachomatis nationallicence Neisseria gonorrhoeae nationallicence Theofanakis Ch Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Amfissa, Amfissa, Fokis, Greece aut Kyriakidis A. Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Amfissa, Amfissa, Fokis, Greece aut Gynecological Surgery Springer-Verlag 8/2(2011-05-01), 129-134 1613-2076 8:2<129 2011 8 10397 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-010-0642-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-010-0642-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Theofanakis Ch Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Amfissa, Amfissa, Fokis, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kyriakidis A. Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Amfissa, Amfissa, Fokis, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Gynecological Surgery Springer-Verlag 8/2(2011-05-01), 129-134 1613-2076 8:2<129 2011 8 10397 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer