Pyomyoma mimicking tubo-ovarian abscess: Two case reports

• Main Authors: Kyoko Oshina (Author), Rie Ozaki (Author), Jun Kumakiri (Author), Keisuke Murakami (Author), Yu Kawasaki (Author), Mari Kitade (Author), Atsuo Itakura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pyomyoma is an extremely rare complication, defined as an infection of a uterine leiomyoma. We describe two cases of pyomyoma that were initially considered to be tubo-ovarian abscesses but were later diagnosed as pyomyomas and managed with laparoscopic surgery. Case 1 was a 26-year-old nulliparous...