Generalized peritonitis secondary to spontaneously perforated pyometra in elderly women:two cases with different clinical courses and surgical approaches and review of the literature

We describe two cases of spontaneously perforated pyometra (SPP) in elderly women treated with two different surgical approaches. An 88-year-old woman underwent emergency laparotomy for presumed diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) tract perforation. During surgery, SPP and a tumor of the sigmoid colo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 2020, Vol.66(1), pp.53-59
Hauptverfasser:	Yazawa, Hiroyuki, Imaizumi, Karin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Case Report diagnosis Female generalized peritonitis Humans Peritonitis - etiology prognosis Pyometra - complications Pyometra - surgery spontaneously perforated pyometra surgical intervention Uterine Perforation - complications Uterine Perforation - surgery
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