Jornal do Sistema Genital e Distúrbios

Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra Resulting in Peritonitis in a Postmenopausal Woman

Olamide Sobowale, Allison Gockley, Julianne Lauring, Lee Wilkenson, James Fanning, Joshua Kesterson

Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra Resulting in Peritonitis in a Postmenopausal Woman

Perforation of pyometra with resultant peritonitis is rare. Herein we present a case of a postmenopausal woman who presented with an acute abdomen from perforated pyometra. Considering the increasing proportion of elderly population, this condition may increase in incidence.