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Large bowel obstruction in a young woman simulating a malignant neoplasm: a case report of actinomyces infection.

Abstract
Pelvic and intra-abdominal Actinomycosis can be difficult to diagnose preoperatively and it may also mimic many other diseases, including malignancies. We present a patient with pelvic Actinomycosis probably caused by a long-standing intrauterine device (IUD). We emphasize the challenges in diagnostic process and stress that though a rare disease, intra-abdominal Actinomycosis should be suspected in cases with intra-abdominal mass of uncertain etiology. The early recognition may spare the patient from extensive surgical operation.
AuthorsR Nissi, R B Blanco Sequeiros, E Lappi-Blanco, H Karjula, A Talvensaari-Mattila
JournalCase reports in obstetrics and gynecology (Case Rep Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 2013 Pg. 756768 ( 2013) ISSN: 2090-6684 [Print] United States
PMID23936699 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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