Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India
Abstract
Background: By presenting this case we aimed to describe an uncommon complication of generalized peritonitis following spontaneous pyometra perforation in untreated cervical carcinoma. Case Presentation: This report describes a 60-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting with clinical features mimicking intestinal perforation who was later diagnosed as cervical carcinoma with pyometra perforation at exploratory laparotomy. The patient had good post-operative recovery following drainage and peritoneal lavage. Conclusion: Spontaneous pyometra perforation in a case of untreated carcinoma of cervix is a rare condition, yet it should be suspected and kept in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in elderly women.
Agarwal,R , Suneja,A , Sharma,A and Bala Vaid,N . (2011). An Unusual Etiology of Spontaneous Pyometra Perforation; A Case Report. Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 12(3), 235-238.
MLA
Agarwal,R , , Suneja,A , , Sharma,A , and Bala Vaid,N . "An Unusual Etiology of Spontaneous Pyometra Perforation; A Case Report", Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 12, 3, 2011, 235-238.
HARVARD
Agarwal R, Suneja A, Sharma A, Bala Vaid N. (2011). 'An Unusual Etiology of Spontaneous Pyometra Perforation; A Case Report', Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 12(3), pp. 235-238.
CHICAGO
R Agarwal, A Suneja, A Sharma and N Bala Vaid, "An Unusual Etiology of Spontaneous Pyometra Perforation; A Case Report," Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 12 3 (2011): 235-238,
VANCOUVER
Agarwal R, Suneja A, Sharma A, Bala Vaid N. An Unusual Etiology of Spontaneous Pyometra Perforation; A Case Report. JRI. 2011;12(3):235-238.
