{"paper_id":"f652d90b-b515-4df7-bac2-df6d52f3be2b","body_text":"Summary\nWe report on a patient with a pyometra which leaked into the peritoneal cavity and was mistaken for a perforated peptic ulcer. There was no associated stenosis of the cervical canal.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nBoestofte E, Legarth J (1981) Spontaneous perforation of pyometra with diffuse peritonitis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 60:511–512\nFagg SL, Sturdee DW (1982) Spontaneous rupture of pyometra. J Royal Coll Surg (Edinburgh) 27:241\nHansen PT, Lindholt J (1985) Spontaneous perforated pyometra — a differential diagnosis in acute abdomen. Ann Chir Gynecol 74:294–295\nHosking SW (1985) Spontaneous perforation of a pyometra presenting as generalized peritonitis. Postgrad Med J 61:645–646\nJones VA, Elkins TE, Wood SA, Buxton BH (1986) Spontaneous rupture of pyometra due to leiomyomata. J Reprod Med 31:637–638\nMuram D, Drouin P, Thompson FE, Oxon H (1981) Pyometra. Can Med Assoc J 125:589–592\nParkinson DJ, Alderman B (1985) Spontaneous rupture of the uterus associated with pyometra. Postgrad Med J 61:73–74\nWhiteley PF, Hamblett JD (1971) Pyometra — a reappraisal. Am J Obstet Gynecol 109:108–112\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nRasmussen, K.L., Knudsen, T.A. & Luckow, A. Perforation of a pyometra mimicking a perforated peptic ulcer. Arch Gynecol Obstet 248, 211–212 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390360\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390360","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}