Pyometra after thermal endometrial ablation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Pyometra is a rare but serious complication after thermal endometrial ablation. A 48-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and a prosthetic mitral valve underwent a thermal endometrial ablation for abnormal uterine bleeding. She subsequently developed pyometra that induced sepsis and cervical necrosis necessitating hysterectomy. The development of a pyometra after endometrial ablation is likely multifactorial.
Medical subject headings
- Catheter Ablation
- Endometrium
- Menorrhagia
- Postoperative Complications
- Uterine Diseases