title: Colouterine fistula and pyometrium treated with percutaneous drainage: a case report.
abstract: Percutaneous drainage of intraabdominal abscesses has become a routine procedure for preoperative confirmation of diagnosis and patient stabilization, and often provides definitive therapy. Diverticulitis is a frequent cause of pericolonic abscess but rarely results in colouterine fistula and pyometrium. We describe the first reported percutaneous drainage of such a case of pyometrium.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery