Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Ovarian Malignancy Causing Unilateral Hydronephrosis

• Main Authors: Cemil Kaymaz (Author), Bahadır Saatlı (Author), Özgür Bige (Author), Meral Koyuncuoğlu (Author), Aykut Kefi (Author), Uğur Saygılı (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pelvic actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative disease caused by actinomyces israelii and usually associated with long-standing use of an intrauterine device. Pelvic actinomycosis can cause tuboovarian abscess, ureteral and bowel obstruction in some rare cases mimicking an ovarian tumor...