Massive exudative ascites produced from a tubal pseudocyst in chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

J S Berek, JS Berek, Darney Pd, P D Darney
Obstetrics & Gynecology · 1979 · vol. 54(4) , pp. 490–2 · PMID:492635 · W944179631
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This case report describes a young female patient with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease who presented with massive exudative hemorrhagic ascites mimicking diffuse carcinomatosis.

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Abstract

A case of massive exudative hemorrhagic ascites occurring as a serious complication of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is presented. The clinical manifestations, simulating diffuse carcinomatosis in a young female patient, are described.

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Ascites Cysts Fallopian Tube Diseases Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Adolescent Ascites Cysts Cysts Exudates and Transudates Fallopian Tube Diseases Fallopian Tube Diseases Female Humans Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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