title: Actinomycosis of the abdominal wall after cholecystectomy: transferral theory.
abstract: Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare disease caused by Gram-positive anaerobic Actinomyces bacteria. Here, we present a patient with an intrauterine contraceptive device who developed a long lasting and unexplained recurrent, painful abdominal swelling a few months after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: E-J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kooi
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: A W W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: van Geloven
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Stel
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kingma
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D041761:Cholecystolithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D044683:Colon, Descending / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C100209:phenethicillin; D010404:Penicillin V