Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess late in pregnancy. A case report.
A pregnancy complicated in the late second trimester by a tubo-ovarian abscess, generalised peritonitis and a subdiaphragmatic abscess is reported. The fetus did not survive. The English-language literature is reviewed, as well as possible aetiological mechanisms and methods of management.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous