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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2022; 21(02): 166-168
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750342
Case Report

18F-FDG PET-CT in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Teik Hin Tan
1   Nuclear Medicine Centre, Sunway Medical Centre, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Jay Suriar Rajasuriar
2   Oncology Centre, Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Ampang, Kampung Berembang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Abstract

Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has demonstrated its usefulness in evaluating nonspecific abdominal and inflammatory symptoms. We report a case of young woman with chronic right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT showed subhepatic hypermetabolism. Subsequent diagnostic laparoscopy confirmed the uncommon diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.

Keywords

FDG - PET-CT - Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome - FHCS - perihepatic uptake

Authors' Contribution

All authors contribute equally in conceptualizing and designing of the study, manuscript preparation, and final approval of the manuscript.


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Article published online:
23 June 2022

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