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Posterior colpotomy is done for?

A
Pelvic abscess
B
Pelvic Haematocele
C
Ovarian abscess
D
All
High-Yield Explanation
ANSWER: (D) AllREF: Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract by Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs - Page 109Posterior colpotomy is done to evacuate pus and to establish drainage from a pelvic (cul-de-sac) abscess or a tubo-ovarian abscess. It is also done in a search for blood when tubal pregnancy is suspected.Posterior colpotomy has the advantage over culdoscopy and colpocentesis in that it gives much more diagnostic information. It is safer than anterior colpotomy

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