A case of generalized peritonitis secondary to a perforated pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer.
- Author:
Woo Dae KANG
1
;
Cheol Hong KIM
;
Moon Kyung CHO
;
Jong Woon KIM
;
Yoon Ha KIM
;
Ho Sun CHOI
;
Seok Mo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. seokmo2001@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Uterine cervical cancer;
Peritonitis;
Uterine perforation
- MeSH:
Abdomen, Acute;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Peritonitis;
Pyometra;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;
Uterine Perforation;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2008;51(11):1351-1355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous perforation of the uterus and subsequent generalized peritonitis is an extremely rare complication of pyometra. Although generalized peritonitis secondary to perforated pyometra is rare in patients with an acute abdomen, this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report a case of a spontaneous uterine perforation of a pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer with brief review of the literature.
