Conservative Management of a Scar Abscess formed in a Cesarean-induced Isthmocele

BACKGROUND: Abscesses located in the cesarean-section (CS) induced isthmoceles are rarely encountered and are usually treated surgically, mostly by hysterectomy. CASE DESCRIPTION: We here report the case of a 40-year-old primiparous woman presenting a symptomatic abscess in the isthmocele 10 years a...

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Autores principales: Boukrid, Meriem, Dubuisson, Jean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00007
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description BACKGROUND: Abscesses located in the cesarean-section (CS) induced isthmoceles are rarely encountered and are usually treated surgically, mostly by hysterectomy. CASE DESCRIPTION: We here report the case of a 40-year-old primiparous woman presenting a symptomatic abscess in the isthmocele 10 years after a CS. She was treated by antibiotics and was closely monitored by clinical evaluation, ultrasonography, and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. This treatment led to complete resolution of symptoms and a disappearance of the abscess at imagery. CONCLUSION: Our report shows that a conservative medical management of isthmocele abscesses can be an effective approach in women wishing to preserve their uterus.
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spelling pubmed-47544122016-02-23 Conservative Management of a Scar Abscess formed in a Cesarean-induced Isthmocele Boukrid, Meriem Dubuisson, Jean Front Surg Surgery BACKGROUND: Abscesses located in the cesarean-section (CS) induced isthmoceles are rarely encountered and are usually treated surgically, mostly by hysterectomy. CASE DESCRIPTION: We here report the case of a 40-year-old primiparous woman presenting a symptomatic abscess in the isthmocele 10 years after a CS. She was treated by antibiotics and was closely monitored by clinical evaluation, ultrasonography, and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. This treatment led to complete resolution of symptoms and a disappearance of the abscess at imagery. CONCLUSION: Our report shows that a conservative medical management of isthmocele abscesses can be an effective approach in women wishing to preserve their uterus. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC4754412/ /pubmed/26909351 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00007 Text en Copyright © 2016 Boukrid and Dubuisson. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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