title: Chronic tuboovarian abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus: a case report and literature review.
abstract: A 40-year-old woman presented with a right adnexal mass. Laparotomy revealed a large tuboovarian abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus. The only significant past medical history was a Cesarean section and bilateral tubal ligation 10 years prior to admission. The tuboovarian abscess, due to this unusual organism, may have developed insidiously over a 10 year period. The patient recovered completely after excision of the abscess and antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meirow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maayan
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schenker
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed