Pelvic abscess

[1] Signs and symptoms include a high fever, pelvic mass, vaginal bleeding or discharge, and lower abdominal pain.

[3] Signs and symptoms include a high fever, pelvic mass, vaginal bleeding or discharge, and lower abdominal pain.

[1] Other risk factors include immunodeficiency, pregnancy, hydrosalpinx, endometrioma, poorly controlled diabetes, kidney disease, obesity, and genital tract abnormalities.

[1][2] Opening the rectum to resect a rectal cancer may lead to developing a pelvic abscess.

[5] Blood tests typically show a raised white cell count, often with a high ESR and C-reactive protein.

[1] Medical imaging to assess the dimensions and locate the abscess may include ultrasound, CT-scan or MRI.

[1] Treatment is with antibiotics and drainage of the abscess; typically guided by ultrasound or CT, through the skin, via the rectum, or transvaginal routes.