title: Pyometra complicating a LeFort colpocleisis.
abstract: An 81-year-old woman presented with uterine procedentia and incomplete bladder emptying. She initially experienced significant relief of her symptoms with a pessary but developed chronic vaginal bleeding and discharge. She subsequently underwent a LeFort colpocleisis. She presented to the office 7 weeks later complaining of a persistent vaginal discharge and loss of appetite. She was admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed with a pyometra and underwent a supracervical hysterectomy without complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Mainline Health, Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, PA, USA. togliam@verizon.net
authors.forename: Marc R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Toglia
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fagan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D055112:Pyometra / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
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