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Colouterine fistula and pyometrium treated with percutaneous drainage: A case report

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Percutaneous drainage of intraabdominal abscesses has become a routine procedure for preoperative confirmation of diagnosis and patient stabilization, and often provides definitive therapy. Diverticulitis is a frequent cause of pericolonic abscess but rarely results in colouterine fistula and pyometrium. We describe the first reported percutaneous drainage of such a case of pyometrium.

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Shultz, S., Wojtowycz, M., Traughber, P. et al. Colouterine fistula and pyometrium treated with percutaneous drainage: A case report. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 11, 157–161 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577109

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