title: Mucometra: a rare complication of cryosurgery.
abstract: In a series of 400 patients treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, 3 developed a clinical picture 6 days after the procedure that consisted of lower abdominal pain and uterine cramps. Examination revealed a closed os; on probing of the cervix, a large amount of mucus (approximately 60 ml) under tension was drained, after which there was almost immediate relief of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Guijon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009093:Mucus; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000209:etiology*