Iftikhar H, Idu S, Omer A. Teratodermoid mimicking cholecystitis.
Clin Case Rep 2016;
4:494-8. [PMID:
27190615 PMCID:
PMC4856244 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.554]
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Abstract
An acute abdomen assessment in pregnancy is complicated. Pain can have obstetric and nonobstetric causes. Cholecystitis is a common cause of pain in pregnancy with significant morbidity if not managed promptly. We report a case of a ruptured, torted, right ovarian teratodermoid erroneously diagnosed as cholecystitis in pregnancy.
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