Colpotomy drainage of pelvic abscess.
Sixty-five patients who had a pelvic abscess drained by colpotomy or rectal incision were studied. The minority of the patients (28) developed the abscess after a hospital-acquired infection (Group I) while the other 37 patients developed the abscess after a community-acquired infection (Group II). Except for those patients who developed an abscess after hysterectomy, about one-third of the patients in both groups required a subsequent major operative procedure because of residual infection or symptoms. Of the 40 patients in whom there was a possibility of conceiving following the drainage procedure, 4 (10%) conceived at a later date.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*