title: Spontaneous rupture of the uterus associated with pyometra.
abstract: A case is reported in which an elderly patient was admitted with signs and symptoms of an acute abdomen. A laparotomy revealed uterine rupture with free pus in the peritoneal cavity and subsequent histology of the uterus showed no evidence of malignancy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013492:Suppuration / Q000150:complications; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*