Pelvic abscess: A late complication of abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer.
Kaoru OkugawaKenzo SonodaTatsuhiro OhgamiMasafumi YasunagaEisuke KanekiHideaki YahataKiyoko KatoPublished in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2018)
It is possible that not only surgical removal of the uterine cervix but also the use of nonabsorbable suture in cervical cerclage and placement of an intrauterine device triggered post-trachelectomy infection. Pelvic abscess can occur as a late complication of abdominal trachelectomy.