Multidisciplinary approach to treating an abscessed scar on the uterus after a cesarean section
F.F. MINNULLINA1, 2, L.R. AKHMETSHINA1, L.M. MUKHAMETZYANOVA1, 2
1Republic Clinical Hospital, Kazan
2Kazan State Medical University, Kazan
Contact details:
Minnullina F.F. — PhD (medicine), Head of the Gynecology Department, Leading Researcher, Associate Professor of the Department of Post-graduate Education
Address: 138 Orenburgskiy trakt, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420064, tel.: +7-987-233-04-78, e-mail: minnullina_f@mail.ru
A rare clinical case of a postpartum complication is described – uterine scar abscess after a caesarean section and its conservative resolution using a multidisciplinary and individual approach in tactical treatment.
Key words: postpartum period, caesarean section, abscessing of the postoperative suture on the uterus, multidisciplinary approach.
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