Tuboovarian sigmoid fistula after cesarean section. A case report

J Reprod Med. 1987 Dec;32(12):937-8.

Abstract

Tuboovarian sigmoid fistulae are rare complications of pelvic inflammatory disease. A 31-year-old woman had a severe post-cesarean-section infection that formed a tuboovarian abscess and ruptured into the sigmoid colon. The abscess and subsequent fistula led to persistent pain and purulent diarrhea. A salpingo-oophorectomy with closure of the colon was performed. The patient was still asymptomatic 20 months after the surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / etiology
  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Fistula / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology*
  • Ovarian Diseases / etiology*
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Sigmoid Diseases / etiology*