Tubo-ovarian abscesses during pregnancy and in the postpartum period

Abstract

Objective. To demonstrate the difficulties of timely diagnosis and treatment of tubo-ovarian abscesses in the postpartum period using a clinical example.

Materials and methods. An analysis of the primary medical documentation was carried out on the basis of the 1st City Clinical Hospital in Minsk, the patient was examined and followed up in the clinic departments, as well as an analysis of clinical recommendations for this nosology.

Results. The presented clinical case of tubo-ovarian abscesses in childbirth with erased clinical symptoms demonstrates the extreme complexity of timely diagnosis of this pathology in practic.

Conclusion. Tubo-ovarian abscesses in pregnancy and in the postpartum period — an extremely rare and difficult to diagnose condition with a high probability can cause severe complications in the postpartum period, which must be known and remembered by the obstetrician-gynecologist.