title: Pelvic inflammatory disease in the form of peritoneal abscess complicating late pregnancy.
abstract: Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the form of peritoneal abscess during pregnancy is almost unheard entity. Early and antenatal diagnosis may be difficult or may be revealed only during caesarean section. We report a case of peritoneal abscess secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease incidentally found at repeat caesarean section. It was managed by conservative surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka 565002, India.
authors.forename: H Mahesha
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Navada
authors.forename: B Poornima Ramachandra
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bhat