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Prog. obstet. ginecol. (Ed. impr.) ; 55(4): 196-198, abr. 2012.
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-99714

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Introducción. Aunque el dispositivo intrauterino es seguro para la mayoría de las mujeres, se ha descrito su asociación con absceso hepático y puede producir sepsis grave. Caso clínico. Presentamos el caso de una paciente portadora de dispositivo intrauterino que acudió a urgencias con abdomen agudo segundario a absceso hepático roto. La paciente requirió laparotomía exploradora para drenaje quirúrgico. Conclusión. El dispositivo intrauterino debe ser considerado como etiología en mujeres con infección intraabdominal (AU)


Background. Although intrauterine device is safe for the most women, its association with liver abscess has been reported and can produce fatal sepsis. Clinical case. We report a case of a patient wearing intrauterine device who arrived at the emergency department with acute abdomen due to ruptured liver abscess. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy for surgical drainage. Conclusion. Intrauterine device can be considered the etiology in a woman with intraabdominal infection (AU)


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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Liver Abscess/complications , Liver Abscess/diagnosis , Intrauterine Devices , Pneumoperitoneum/complications , Laparotomy/methods , Laparotomy , Norepinephrine/therapeutic use , Imipenem/therapeutic use , Tobramycin/therapeutic use , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Liver Abscess , Pneumoperitoneum , Pneumoperitoneum/diagnosis , Intrauterine Devices/trends , /methods , Radiography, Thoracic
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