Pyomyoma mimicking tubo-ovarian abscess: Two case reports

• Hauptverfasser: Kyoko Oshina (Verfasst von), Rie Ozaki (Verfasst von), Jun Kumakiri (Verfasst von), Keisuke Murakami (Verfasst von), Yu Kawasaki (Verfasst von), Mari Kitade (Verfasst von), Atsuo Itakura (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...