Ovarian abscess following cesarean section. A case report and review of literature.

Ovarian abscess is presented although such a finding is an unusual gynecologic complication. It is difficult to distinguish from a tubo-ovarian abscess. Its presence may be suspected in a patients after surgery, carrying IUD, having intraperitoneal infection and pregnancy. If an abscess is present, a tubo-ovarian abscess is much more common, except in pregnancy. For the last 110 years only 120 cases of ovarian abscesses have been reported in the Literature.