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...
Main Authors: | Paulo Melo, Luis Jesuino Andrade, Fernando Elias Cruz, Emannuel Conrado |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2017-08-01
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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 |
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