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Sponatneous perforation of pyometra- an acute emergency
Bindiya Gupta, Rachna Agarwal, Gita Radhakrishnan
Abstract
Fifty-four year old postmenopausal woman presented with acute abdomen in shock. Laprotomy revealed pyoperitoneum due to spontaneous rupture of pyometra.
Authors' affiliations
Bindiya Gupta,
Rachna Agarwal,
Gita Radhakrishnan,
Keywords
pyometra; pyoperitoneum; perforation of utreus; acute abdomen; sepsis
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South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2011;17(1):14.
Article History
Date submitted: 2010-10-10
Date published: 2011-03-02
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