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Case Report
Tubo-ovarian abscess in a virgin pediatric patient
1 School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
2 Division of Pediatric Surgery, Loma Linda University Children′s Hospital, 11175 Campus Street, Room 21111, Loma Linda, CA, USA
3 Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA
Address correspondence to:
Andrei Radulescu
MD, PhD, FACS, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11175 Campus Street, CP 21111, Loma Linda, CA 92350,
USA
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Article ID: 100067Z08LB2020
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Bathan L, Mendez YS, Sacks MA, Goodman L, Salcedo A, Hosseinifar N, Tagge E, Khan F, Radulescu A. Tubo-ovarian abscess in a virgin pediatric patient. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2020;6:100067Z08LB2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Tubo-ovarian abscesses are rarely seen in non-sexually active patients, particularly because they lack the greatest risk factor: multiple sexual partners, avoiding genital tract infections, and subsequent tubo-ovarian abscesses.
Case Report: We present the case of a non-sexually active 15-year-old female, with a medical history of obesity, asthma, and diabetes, who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute abdominal pain. Imaging studies (abdominal ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT)) suggested right ovarian torsion and she was taken urgently to the operating room for laparoscopic exploration. She did not have an ovarian torsion, but instead, a large right tubo-ovarian abscess and underwent surgical drainage.
Conclusion: This unique case presents a tubo-ovarian abscess in a virgin pediatric patient causing her abdominal pain.
Keywords: Abdominal pain, Pediatric, Tubo-ovarian abscess, Virgin
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Author Contributions
Lauren Bathan - Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Yomara S Mendez - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Marla A Sacks - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Laura Goodman - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Andrea Salcedo - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Negar Hossinifar - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Edward Tagge - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Faraz Khan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Andrei Radulescu - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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