Perforation of pyometra presenting as obstructive acute abdomen and peritonitis: a case report

ABSTRACT We report a rare case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting diffuse peritonitis secondary to spontaneous perforation of pyometra with obstructive acute abdomen. During laparotomy was performed subtotal abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The histopatholog...

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Main Authors: Paulo Melo, Luis Jesuino Andrade, Fernando Elias Cruz, Emannuel Conrado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2017-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442017000400270&tlng=en