A Case of Post-Cesarean Endomyometritis Associated with Myometrial Gas Formation.
- Author:
Ki Yun SEO
1
;
Man Chul PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. parkmanc@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Post-cesarean endomyometritis;
Gas forming abscess
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Animals;
Emergencies;
Endometritis*;
Female;
Hysterectomy;
Mice;
Myometrium;
Postpartum Period
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2005;48(6):1521-1525
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Postpartum endomyometritis is an important cause of maternal morbidity, especially after cesarean delivery. The management of postpartum endomyometritis is primarily medical with surgical intervention only occasionally required. But the gas forming abscess rarely happens, making the medical treatment difficult and needing emergency hysterectomy. We present a case of post-cesarean delivery endomyometritis complicated by intrauterine gas formation penetrating myometrium, which could not be managed by medical treatment, so finally needed emergency hysterectomy.
