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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Sep 2014
Case ReportsSpontaneous uterine perforation caused by pyometra: a case report.
- Zohreh Yousefi, Noorieh Sharifi, and Maryam Morshedy.
- Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
- Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2014 Sep 1; 16 (9): e14491.
IntroductionPyometra is an accumulation of purulent material or pus in the uterine cavity. Spontaneous perforation of uterus by pyometra is rare. This is a clinical presentation and management of a spontaneous perforation of uterine caused by pyometra.Case PresentationThis is a case report on spontaneously perforated associated with pyometra secondary to cervical malignancy. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.ConclusionsSpontaneous rupture of pyometra duo to cervical cancer in cases of acute abdomen in elderly patients should be considered.
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