Mayan D, Melton CS, Sanderford VL, Camps JI, Tomlin KV. Surgical Treatment of Bilateral Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in a Pre-Coitarchal Female.
Am Surg 2023;
89:6206-6208. [PMID:
35768199 DOI:
10.1177/00031348221112264]
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Abstract
Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease that is most commonly seen in sexually active females and seldom in pre-coitarchal adolescents. Initial treatment is generally parenteral antibiotics but often requires more invasive surgical procedures. We present the case of a 12-year-old, non-sexually active adolescent, with bilateral TOA who ultimately underwent a sterilizing bilateral salpingectomy and appendectomy for treatment.
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