Computed tomography features of spontaneously perforated pyometra: a case report.
Spontaneous perforation of pyometra is an extremely rare emergent gynecologic disease. We report a 73-year-old woman with a spontaneously perforated pyometra presenting with acute abdomen in the emergency department. A dedicated computed tomography examination of the abdominal and pelvic regions revealed the diagnosis. The patient recovered well after surgical intervention and antibiotic treatment.
Chan
K S
KS
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. chanchin@ms5.hinet
Tan
C K
CK
Mak
C W
CW
Chia
C C
CC
Kuo
C Y
CY
Yu
W L
WL
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013492:Suppuration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy