Superinfected endometrioma, ultrasound guided drainage

Eric T. Wei, Amir-Ali Mahmoud, Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, Lok Yun Sung
In: Radiology Case Reports · 2022 · vol. 17(7) , pp. 2501–2505 · doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.04.027 · PMID:35601388 · PMC9114154 · W4280546734
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage of a superinfected endometrioma in a surgically complicated patient unresponsive to antibiotics led to clinical improvement.

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Infected endometriomas are rarely described in the literature with most cases being managed laparoscopically or open laparotomy. We present an infected endometrioma in a 48-year-old female with a history of extensive peritoneal adhesions in the setting of a contralateral tubo-ovarian abscess that was unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. Initially, the tubo-ovarian abscess was percutaneously drained, however, the patient did not clinically improve. The suspected infected endometrioma was then percutaneously drained which then led to clinical improvement. Typically, endometriomas are managed laparoscopically chiefly due to the risk of content spillage into the peritoneum, however, the case presented demonstrated that an ultrasound-guided transabdominal approach drainage can be feasible in a surgically complicated patient who was unresponsive to antibiotics in which a percutaneous approach was favored rather than a surgical approach.

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