Abstract: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis is a rare syndrome characterised by perihepatitis following pelvic inflammatory disease. It is mainly apparant at hepatic capsular without liver parenchyma damage in sufferers with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. The pathogenic bacteria mainly include diplococcus gonorrhoeae and chlamydia. The clinical manifestation of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis is chronic abdominal pain, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and so on. It will be diagnosed and differentially diagnosed with abdominal CT, lab testing and laparoscopy, and will be cured with effective antibiotic and laparoscopic surgery. Here we review the cause and onset of disease, clinical feature, complication, diagnosis, therapy and the significance on Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.

Key words: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Diagnosis, Treatment, Advancement