Pneumatometra.
We report a patient who had a significant amount of gas distending the uterine cavity. Severe cervical stenosis was noted at the time that curettage was performed. Because of the cervical stenosis, gas was trapped within the endometrial cavity.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38103.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004716:Endometritis / Q000150:complications; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology