Multiple Leiomyomata
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LEGEND TO IMAGE (A) Uterus with multiple leiomyomata. Patient presented with acute abdomen. Upon entering the abdomen the patient was found to have one to two liters of purulent fluid. (B) Necrotic leiomyomata that had para-sitized the transverse colon and eroded into the lumen of the bowel. The patient required a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, bowel resection, and colostomy. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997