Uterine wall abscess during pregnancy in an incision of a previous cesarean section: case report

Authors

  • Sérgio Borges Bálsamo FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Joe Luiz Vieira Garcia Novo FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Cléber de Moraes Motta FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Rafael Marques Franco FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Thiago Poppes Santalla FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Danielli Brussi de Carvalho FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Wilton Cassillo

Keywords:

abscess, cesarean section, postoperative period, infection, pregnancy.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Infection of the uterine scar after a cesarean section is rare, however associated to increased maternal morbidity. Hysterectomy has been suggested as the safest option for treating this type of injury. This case concerns a woman with a large abscess in the lowest edge of a previous cesarean incision scar performed four years ago. The patient was asymptomatic and purulent content was only discovered during the opening of the cavity during child-birth. Ultrasound examinations performed in the prenatal period showed no changes. Delivery was carried out by a cesarean section and it was not necessary to perform a hysterectomy.

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Author Biographies

Sérgio Borges Bálsamo, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Joe Luiz Vieira Garcia Novo, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Cléber de Moraes Motta, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Rafael Marques Franco, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Thiago Poppes Santalla, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Danielli Brussi de Carvalho, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Wilton Cassillo

Médico Obstetra do Hospital Santa Lucinda. Sorocaba, SP, Brasil

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Published

2011-06-27

How to Cite

1.
Bálsamo SB, Novo JLVG, Motta C de M, Franco RM, Santalla TP, Carvalho DB de, Cassillo W. Uterine wall abscess during pregnancy in an incision of a previous cesarean section: case report. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2011Jun.27 [cited 2025Jan.2];13(2):21-3. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/3452

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Case Report

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