Case Report, J Genit Syst Disor Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra Resulting in Peritonitis in a Postmenopausal Woman
| Olamide Sobowale1, Allison Gockley1, Julianne Lauring1, Lee Wilkenson2, James Fanning3, Joshua Kesterson3* | |
| 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA | |
| 2Department of Pathology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA | |
| 3Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Joshua P. Kesterson Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17036 Tel: 717-531-8144 (ext. 5); Fax: 717-531-0007 Email: jkesterson@hmc.psu.edu |
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| Received: April 19, 2013 Accepted: June 18, 2013 Published: June 26, 2013 | |
| Citation: Sobowale O, Gockley A, Lauring J, Wilkenson L, Fanning J, et al. (2013) Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra Resulting in Peritonitis in a Postmenopausal Woman. J Genit Syst Disor 2:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9728.1000109 |
Abstract
Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra Resulting in Peritonitis in a Postmenopausal Woman
Perforation of pyometra with resultant peritonitis is rare. Herein we present a case of a postmenopausal woman who presented with an acute abdomen from perforated pyometra. Considering the increasing proportion of elderly population, this condition may increase in incidence.
