Secondary infection of an endometrioma following fine-needle aspiration
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This paper reports a rare case of Clostridium infection in an endometrioma after fine-needle aspiration, suggesting the procedure can, though rarely, lead to secondary infection.
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A Clostridium infection occurred in an endometrioma following fine-needle aspiration. Fine-needle aspirations are clinically useful and safe. The authors conclude, however, that this procedure may rarely result in a secondary infection. Specific recommendations to avoid such complications are stated.
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- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-ovarian Abscess 2014
- Ultrasound-guided aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy (EST) for treatment of cyst recurrence in patients after previous endometriosis surgery: analysis of influencing factors using a decision tree 2013
- Abscessed uterine and extrauterine adenomyomas with uterus-like features in a 56-year-old woman 2013
- Abscess in adenomyosis mimicking a malignancy in a 54-year-old woman 2003
- Infected endometrioma with ascites and bilateral pleural effusion 2001
- Ovarian abscess caused by Peptostreptococcus magnus following transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of ovarian endometrioma and fixation with pure ethanol 1998
- Treatment of Ovarian Endometriosis 1995
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