Pelvic actinomycosis presenting with a rectal stricture: report of a case

Surg Today. 1994;24(7):648-50. doi: 10.1007/BF01833734.

Abstract

We present herein the case of a patient with actinomycosis involving the pelvic cavity, who presented with a rectal stricture. It is rare for this type of actinomycosis to be accurately diagnosed preoperatively, but a precise diagnosis, made using needle biopsy guided by computed tomography allowed for successful treatment by resection of the granulation tissue surrounding the rectal stricture through a transsacral approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rectal Diseases / microbiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed