Experiences in Diagnosis and Treatment of 31 Cases of Uterine Empyema

Objective To investigate the etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of female uterine empyema.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 31 patients with uterine empyema in our hospital from January 2003 to December 2015.Results Uterine empyema was caused as a result of occlusion of the cervical canal,Patients had no typical symptoms,four cases had no symptoms(12.90%),twenty-two cases had abdominal pain(70.97%),twenty-seven cases had vaginal discharge(98.09%) and twelve cases had sanguinopurulent material(38.71%),three cases of them had fever(9.70%).Gynecological ultrasound examination was an important diagnostic tool.Dilatation of cervix, discharging purulent material, antibiotics treatment,the cervical adhesions were manually broken down to establish a patent cervical lumen to accommodate a uterine Fleischl catheter,the uterus was lavaged with 0.9% Nacl solution, metronidazole,gentamicin.The above treatment got a good therapeutic effect.Conclusion Pyometra has atypical symptoms with difficult diagnosis,and develops gradually.Gynecological ultrasound examination has great clinical significance.Full dilatation of cervix,discharging purulent material are the key to the success of conservation treatment and can achieve good results.Combination of endometrial cancer or other malignant tumor patients should take surgery as soon as possible,according to the tolerance ability.