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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Fitz-Hugh-Curits Syndrome

A rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Named after the two physicians, Thomas Fitz-Hugh, Jr and Arthur Hale Curtis.
Occur almost exclusively in female.
The major symptom, following an episode of PID, is an acute onset,
right upper quadrant abdominal pain aggravated by breathing, coughing
or movement.
The pain may be referred to right shoulder.
Violin string(adhesions between parietal peritoneum to liver) may be
seen by laparoscopy.
Treatment involves diagnosing and treating the underlying cause correctly.
The adhesiolysis may be performed laparoscopically.

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