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A Human Fallopian Tube Model for Investigation of C. trachomatis Infections
Published on: August 11, 2012
[Fallopian tube prolapse and Chlamydia peritonitis after vaginal hysterectomy]
Karina Sif Søndergaard Mosholt1, Thomas Arent Filtenborg
1Gynækologisk Afdeling, Næstved Sygehus, Denmark. mosholt@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Fallopian tube prolapse and tuboovarian abscess are both uncommon complications to hysterectomy. A 42 year-old woman who had undergone vaginal hysterectomy two years prior, presented with pain, fever, and tender polyp-like mass in the vaginal vault and pelvic mass. Surgery revealed a tuboovarian abscess. A histological examination of the mass excised from the vaginal vault confirmed presence of fallopian tube epithelium. A polymerase chain reaction analysis of the peritoneal fluid revealed the presence of Chlamydia.
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