Management of Pyometra Using a Novel Image-Guided Percutaneous Technique: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Al-Sharydah, A.M.; AlMulhim, A.A.; Al Shikmubarak, I.A.; Alhussaini, A.A.; Alehaideb, R.S.; Salman, R. Management of Pyometra Using a Novel Image-Guided Percutaneous Technique: A Case Report. Medicina 2023, 59, 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040689
Al-Sharydah AM, AlMulhim AA, Al Shikmubarak IA, Alhussaini AA, Alehaideb RS, Salman R. Management of Pyometra Using a Novel Image-Guided Percutaneous Technique: A Case Report. Medicina. 2023; 59(4):689. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040689
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Sharydah, Abdulaziz Mohammad, Abdulaziz Abdullah AlMulhim, Ibrahim Abdulhakim Al Shikmubarak, Abdulmohsen Ahmed Alhussaini, Raghad Sulaiman Alehaideb, and Refaat Salman. 2023. "Management of Pyometra Using a Novel Image-Guided Percutaneous Technique: A Case Report" Medicina 59, no. 4: 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59040689