An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features
Pyomyoma is an unusual complication of leiomyoma, occurring most commonly in the postpartum, postabortal, and post-menopausal periods. It develops due to infection in necrotic foci within leiomyoma, which is more common during pregnancy due to rapid growth, and in postmenopausal women due to vascula...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=1865 |