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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome after laparoscopic tubal ligation. A case report
Sonal G Gandhi1, Ian K Komenaka, Joseph H Naim
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Methodist Hospital, East Pavilion, 4th floor, 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA. gsonal@hotmail.com
Background:
Minimally invasive techniques are being used throughout all fields of surgery. With the increasing use and complexity of these cases, new complications will also develop. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is an uncommon finding from the spread of infection in pelvic inflammatory disease, causing perihepatitis.
Case:
A 29-year-old woman presented 2 weeks after an apparently uneventful laparoscopic tubal ligation with a complaint of right upper quadrant pain. She also had elevated liver function tests but normal ultrasound of the gallbladder. Eventually an intravenous pyelogram showed a bladder injury. Computed tomography revealed fluid in the pelvis and enhancement around the liver. During surgery, intense inflammation with multiple adhesions throughout the peritoneal cavity and around the liver were found.
Conclusion:
The findings were similar to the perihepatitis that occurs when Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome complicates pelvic inflammatory disease. The unusual presentation in this patient made diagnosis very difficult and should remind physicians that unusual complications must be considered as technology evolves and spreads throughout all surgical fields.
