Huge pyometra in a postmenopausal age: a diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Pramila Yadav Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DR R N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • Nikhil Datar Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DR R N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • Pabashi Poddar Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DR R N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • Komal Chavan Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DR R N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, India
  • Rajendra Saraogi Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DR R N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20150743

Abstract

Pyometra in postmenopausal women is an extremely rare disease that hardly responds to the usual treatment of antibiotics therapy. Our case presented as a postmenopausal woman with a huge pyometra. Pyometra drainage was done with great difficulty after a blind biopsy. Endometrial and cervical biopsy followed by endometrial curettage was done. An intrauterine foley’s catheter was kept for seven days and Histopathological report was suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma of cervix.

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Published

2017-02-10