Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. A laparoscopic approach.
Four of our patients had classical Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. Persistent right upper-gradrant pain prompted extensive medical evaluation; anibiotic therapy fialed to relieve the symptoms. In each case, laparoscopy proved to be an ideal method for obtaining definitive diagnosis and therapy. Typical perihepatic violin-string adhesions were cauterized and divided under direct vision with dramatic resolution of symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D002425:Cautery; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy