title: CT Diagnosis of an Abortion-Related Retroperitoneal Space Abscess.
abstract: A female patient with a history of recent abortion was transferred in critically ill condition in our hospital. CT imaging on emergency basis depicted an abscess in the right retroperitoneal space that included the head of fetus, along with rupture of the right lateral wall of uterus. Spiral CT enabled prompt diagnosis and therapy of this rare abortion-related complication.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  CT-Spiral; Uterus; Complication; Rupture; Obstetrics.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Radiology, Attikon Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyridopoulos N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Themistoklis
authors.forename: Vergadis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chrysovalantis
authors.forename: Argentos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stylianos
authors.forename: Kelekis L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Nikolaos
authors.forename: Alexopoulou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efthymia