Ovarian abscess following cesarean section. A case report and review of literature.
Ovarian abscess is presented although such a finding is an unusual gynecologic complication. It is difficult to distinguish from a tubo-ovarian abscess. Its presence may be suspected in a patients after surgery, carrying IUD, having intraperitoneal infection and pregnancy. If an abscess is present, a tubo-ovarian abscess is much more common, except in pregnancy. For the last 110 years only 120 cases of ovarian abscesses have been reported in the Literature.
Bracha
J
J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine -Tel-Aviv University The Edith Wolfson Medical Center-Holon, Israel.
Lotan
M
M
Zakut
H
H
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography