A patient underwent a total laparoscopic hysterectomy in which seprafilm was used.Seprafilm was applied to pelvic floor and uterine stump sutures.Seven days post-operative the patient was discharged home.Four days after discharge, the patient experienced a fever (38°c).Three days later, the patient presented to the hospital for an echo exam and a diagnosis of pelvic floor abscess was made.The following day, the patient was hospitalized and treated with chloramphenicol (tablet 100mg x 1/1 day), (miya bm 1g x 3 times/day) and tazopipe (4.5 g x 3/1day).Vaginal cleansing was started and administrated until discharge (four days after admission).At the time of this report, the patient outcome was not reported.No additional information is available.
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The device was not returned, and the lot number is unknown; therefore, a device analysis could not be completed.Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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