A case of generalized peritonitis secondary to a perforated pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer.

Kang, Woo Dae; Kim, Cheol Hong; Cho, Moon Kyung; Kim, Jong Woon; Kim, Yoon Ha; Choi, Ho Sun; Kim, Seok Mo

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(11):1351-1355.
Published online November 1, 2008.

A case of generalized peritonitis secondary to a perforated pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer.

Woo Dae Kang, Cheol Hong Kim, Moon Kyung Cho, Jong Woon Kim, Yoon Ha Kim, Ho Sun Choi, Seok Mo Kim

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. seokmo2001@yahoo.com

Abstract

Spontaneous perforation of the uterus and subsequent generalized peritonitis is an extremely rare complication of pyometra. Although generalized peritonitis secondary to perforated pyometra is rare in patients with an acute abdomen, this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report a case of a spontaneous uterine perforation of a pyometra in a patient with cervical cancer with brief review of the literature.

Key Words: Uterine cervical cancer, Peritonitis, Uterine perforation

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