Cornual Abscess Rupture: A Rare Etiology of Acute Abdomen

Authors

Pooja Patil, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lannah L. Lua, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Bobby Brar, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Mary Froehlich, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Petar Planinic, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-18-2018

Publication Title

Clinical Case Reports

First page number:

1

Last page number:

3

Abstract

Ruptured cornual abscess or pyometra can resemble other more common causes of acute abdomen, including appendicitis, diverticulitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and perforated viscus. Despite its rarity, the diagnosis of ruptured pyometra should always be considered in females presenting with acute abdominal pain, particularly in the setting of a retained intrauterine device.

Keywords

Acute abdomen; Cornual abscess; Pelvic infection; Peritonitis; Pyometra; Retained intrauterine device

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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PDF

File Size

333 Kb

Language

English

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Repository Citation

Patil, P., Lua, L. L., Brar, B., Froehlich, M., Planinic, P. (2018). Cornual Abscess Rupture: A Rare Etiology of Acute Abdomen. Clinical Case Reports 1-3.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1855