This structure most likely represented a ruptured abscess cavity. Color Doppler demonstrated flow from the left ventricle into the cavity and from there into a larger (50 mm x 25 mm) pseudoaneurysm.

A 55-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass and was found to have a tumor arising from the uterus. She had undergone bilateral oophorectomy 15 years previously for "ruptured abscesses." At ...

If these abscesses rupture or are drained they can create a fistula and untreated or recurrent abscesses can become a chronic condition increasing the risk of fistula formation.

Ras Al Khaimah Hospital announced that a team of doctors successfully treated a critical medical case, saving the life of a ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Ruptured Aneurysm of the Left Common Iliac Artery Simulating Perinephritic Abscess ...