Percutaneous drainage of an infected endometrioma

Clin Imaging. 2019 Nov-Dec:58:105-107. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.06.012. Epub 2019 Jun 22.

Abstract

Endometrioma superinfection is uncommon and poorly described in the literature. This rarity has precluded agreement on optimal management, with most authors treating these lesions as endometriomas rather than abscesses and thus recommending laparoscopic or open cystectomy or oophorectomy. We present a minimally-invasive alternative, illustrated in the case of an infected endometrioma which was successfully managed via image-guided percutaneous drainage.

Keywords: Endometriosis; Infected endometrioma; Percutaneous drainage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Infections / surgery*
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Endometriosis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Firmicutes / isolation & purification
  • Humans

Supplementary concepts

  • Peptoniphilus harei