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Pyometra after endometrial resection and ablation
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goddard Medical Associates, P.C., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|May 1, 1995
Abstract
Background:
Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation is increasingly accepted as a safe means of controlling excessive uterine bleeding.
Case:
A 47-year-old woman underwent endometrial resection and ablation for menorrhagia and subsequently developed pyometra and bacteremia. Placement of an intrauterine drain and intravenous antibiotic therapy led to full recovery.
Conclusion:
Postoperative pyometra occurred after endometrial resection and ablation, a procedure reported to have few complications. To our knowledge, this has not been reported before.