Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess in a postmenopausal woman presenting with septic shock: A case report and literature review

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-91

  Chia, Chun Chieh ^a,b   Huang, Soon Cen ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Septic shock; Tubo ovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANAMNESIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS ABSCESS; PELVIS TUMOR; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVOTELLA; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SEPTIC SHOCK; UREMIA; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33645746102     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(09)60202-3     Document Type: Review

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