[Suppurative endometritis of a pregnancy. A diagnosis made during a caesarean operation (author's transl)]

An endometritis with abscess formation in pregnancy is very rare. A case that was discovered during a caesarean operation is described. The diagnosis is difficult because there is not much in the way of symptoms. The aetiology could be an infection of the cervix and vagina, a long-standing endometritis or a maternal extra-genital infection. Apart from antibiotic therapy the best treatment seems to be as conservative as possible.