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Spontaneous Uterine Perforation Due to Pyometra Presenting as Acute Abdomen

Spontaneous perforation of uterus is rare, its incidence being about 0.01%-0.5%. We report a rare case of diffuse peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum caused by spontaneously perforated pyometra. A 50-year postmenopausal lady with abdominal pain was admitted to our hospital. Laparotomy was performed bec...

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Main Authors: Sahoo, Sarada Prasanna, Dora, Arun Kumar, Harika, M., Kumar, K. Ramesh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3208712/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23024546
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12262-011-0265-y
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