Pyometra after thermal endometrial ablation.
BACKGROUND
Pyometra is a rare but serious complication after thermal endometrial ablation.


METHODS
A 48-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and a prosthetic mitral valve underwent a thermal endometrial ablation for abnormal uterine bleeding. She subsequently developed pyometra that induced sepsis and cervical necrosis necessitating hysterectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
The development of a pyometra after endometrial ablation is likely multifactorial.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. mpschl@parknet.pmh.org
Matthew
M
Schlumbrecht
Sunil
S
Balgobin
Larry
L
Word
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*