Rare case of acute large bowel obstruction secondary to pelvic actinomycosis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Badiani, Sarit; Chen, Michelle Zhiyun; Kevric, Jasmina; Strugnell, Neil
- Source
- ANZ Journal of Surgery. Apr2023, Vol. 93 Issue 4, p1052-1053. 2p.
- Subject
- *LARGE intestine
*ACTINOMYCOSIS
*BOWEL obstructions
*PELVIC pain
*INTRAUTERINE contraceptives
- Language
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
CT and MRI are useful to exclude malignant pathology, however, findings are non-specific.[4] Treatment depends on extent of the disease and clinical condition at time of presentation. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated circumferential mural thickening and mucosal hyperenhancement of the rectal wall with upstream dilation of the colon; the caecum measuring 7.7 cm in diameter (Fig. Pelvic actinomycosis (PA) is rare and originates from an ascending infection of the bacterium actinomyces. [Extracted from the article]