Fitz-Hug-Curtis disease and cholelithiasis: literature review and case report

Leonardo González Santos; Erick I. Guzmán; Iriani Cruz; David I. Higareda; Lizette A. Reyes

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20242946

Authors

Leonardo González Santos Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Centre, Mexico City, Mexico
Erick I. Guzmán Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Centre, Mexico City, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8165-6350
Iriani Cruz Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Centre, Mexico City, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5631-4432
David I. Higareda Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Centre, Mexico City, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9009-4611
Lizette A. Reyes Department of Surgery, Naval Specialty Hospital of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7012-5106

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20242946

Keywords:

Chronic cholelithiasis, , Fitz-Hug-Curtis’s disease, laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

Fitz- Hug-Curtis disease (FHCS) was first documented in 1930 and has subsequently gained increasing recognition as a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in which microorganisms that cause sexually transmitted infections are commonly implicated. Methods: It is a Case Report of the classic presentation of FHCS that typically involves systemically healthy women in fertile age, who present with acute atypical abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant that is often confused with another hepatobiliary or gastrointestinal pathology. The diagnosis was confirmed by laparoscopy, which allows the classic adhesions reminiscent of the strings of a violin to be visualized and the infectious agent responsible for pelvic disease to be isolated.

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