Presenting features of pyometra including an increase in iatrogenic causes

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2011 Oct;15(4):316-7. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182217179.

Abstract

A retrospective case series of 14 patients were diagnosed with pyometra for 10 years at our hospital. We reported iatrogenic causes, such as radiofrequency or uterine artery embolization, and other pyometra causes in our hospital to provide guidance for diagnosis by a gynecologist.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyometra / diagnosis*
  • Pyometra / pathology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Uterus / pathology