Five abdominal computer tomography characteristics facilitate diagnosis of spontaneous perforation of pyometra in women with acute abdomen: a case control study

• Main Authors: Yingying He (Author), Chaoran Li (Author), Fang Long (Author), Zhigang Sun (Author), Yangzong Cidan (Author), Jing Li (Author), Penglong Cao (Author), Rui Ma (Author), Weiwei Wang (Author), Xiaoguang Xu (Author), Zhen Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Spontaneous perforation of pyometra is a rare clinical emergency with high mortality. As pyometra perforation is difficult to recognize pre-operatively, many cases are mis-diagnosed as gastrointestinal (GI) rupture. This study aimed to develop a strategy to improve diagnostic accuracy of...