Author/Authors :
Agarwal, Rachna Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India , Suneja, Amita Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India , Sharma, Abha Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India , Vaid, Neelam Bala Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
Abstract :
Introduction: By presenting this case we aimed to describe an uncommon complication of generalized peritonitis following spontaneous pyometra perforation in untreated cervical carcinoma.
Case Presentation: This report describes a 60-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting with clinical features mimicking intestinal perforation who was later diagnosed as cervical carcinoma with pyometra perforation at exploratory laparotomy.
The patient had good post-operative recovery following drainage and peritoneal lavage.
Conclusion: Spontaneous pyometra perforation in a case of untreated carcinoma of cervix is a rare condition, yet it should be suspected and kept in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in elderly women.
Keywords :
Acute abdomen , Cervical cancer , Perforation , Pyometra
