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Hæmorrhage into an Abscess Cavity: An Uncommon Complication of Pelvic Abscess
Author(s) -
LEETON JOHN
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05165.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , abscess , surgery , pelvic cavity , general surgery , radiology
This case report illustrates the difficulty in diagnosis and management of unilateral pelvic infection in adolescent gynæcology. It also describes a rare complication of an intraabdominal abscess‐delayed massive hæmorrhage into the abscess cavity.