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Vol. 154. Issue 11.
Pages 447-452 (June 2020)
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Vol. 154. Issue 11.
Pages 447-452 (June 2020)
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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: A cause of right upper quadrant abdominal pain
Síndrome de Fitz-Hugh-Curtis: una causa de dolor en hipocondrio derecho
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Raquel Sánchez-Oro
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, Ana Margot Jara-Díaz, Gloria Martínez-Sanz
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, Spain
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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS), also known as perihepatitis, is a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease. It has a different incidence depending on which diagnostic criteria are used. FHCS consists of inflammation of the hepatic capsule and surrounding peritoneum, without involvement of the hepatic parenchyma, due to intraperitoneal dissemination from a pelvic infection. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific and include a sudden onset of pain and discomfort in the right hypochondrium, commonly confused with other hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal or renal diseases. In recent years, multidetector computed tomography has proven to be a very useful and non-invasive tool, which offers diagnostic confidence within the appropriate clinical setting. Radiological diagnosis of FHCS can avoid unnecessary surgical procedures.

Keywords:
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Perihepatitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
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El síndrome de Fitz-Hugh-Curtis, también conocido como perihepatitis, es una complicación poco frecuente de la enfermedad pélvica inflamatoria con una incidencia variable en función de los criterios diagnósticos utilizados. Este síndrome consiste en una inflamación de la cápsula hepática y el peritoneo adyacente sin compromiso del parénquima hepático como resultado de una infección directa por una diseminación intraperitoneal desde una infección pélvica. Sus manifestaciones clínicas son inespecíficas e incluyen dolor y molestias en el hipocondrio derecho de rápida evolución, confundiéndose con frecuencia con otras enfermedades hepatobiliares, del tubo digestivo o renales. En los últimos años la tomografía computarizada multidetector se ha revelado como un procedimiento muy útil y no invasivo, ofreciendo imágenes altamente indicativas de diagnóstico, en el contexto clínico adecuado. Debe considerarse la posibilidad de este síndrome, ya que un error diagnóstico puede ocasionar intervenciones quirúrgicas innecesarias.

Palabras clave:
Síndrome de Fitz-Hugh-Curtis
Perihepatitis
Enfermedad pélvica inflamatoria

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