E. faecalis Sepsis and Asherman's Syndrome as Complications of Sonata System Transcervical Fibroid Ablation. 2023

Anna M Hirsch, and Yaniv R Raphael, and Matthew T Siedhoff
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Drs. Hirsch and Siedhoff), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: anna.hirsch@cshs.org.

The Sonata System is a minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided transcervical fibroid ablation procedure for the management of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Since its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2018, this procedure has demonstrated an excellent safety profile and postprocedure satisfaction rate. We present the case of a patient treated with Sonata, who subsequently developed bacterial sepsis and Asherman's syndrome-serious complications with long-term sequelae and implications for fertility. A nulligravid woman in her 40s presented in the outpatient setting with dysmenorrhea and bulk symptoms, with imaging showing an enlarged myomatous uterus compressing the urinary bladder. She desired minimally invasive, fertility-preserving management and underwent the Sonata procedure at an outside hospital. On postoperative day 3, she was admitted to our institution with abdominal pain, fever, tachycardia, and Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia. Despite 6 days of culture-directed antibiotic therapy, the patient remained septic with worsening symptoms and imaging findings and with persistent bacteremia. On hospital day 7, the patient underwent laparoscopic myomectomy and excision of hemorrhagic, infected myometrium. She recovered appropriately after surgery and was discharged home on hospital day 11 to continue 2 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Nine months after myomectomy, the patient was diagnosed as having Asherman's syndrome. She subsequently had an early pregnancy loss with retained products of conception, requiring hysteroscopic lysis of adhesions and dilation and curettage. Ultimately, careful patient selection is critical for the optimal application of the Sonata procedure. Limiting the extent of fibroid necrosis after treatment is a reasonable goal to minimize the risk of secondary bacterial infection and adhesiogenesis as procedural sequelae.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007889 Leiomyoma A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues. Fibroid,Fibroid Tumor,Fibroid Uterus,Fibroids, Uterine,Fibroma, Uterine,Fibromyoma,Leiomyoma, Uterine,Fibroid Tumors,Fibroid, Uterine,Fibroids,Fibromas, Uterine,Fibromyomas,Leiomyomas,Tumor, Fibroid,Tumors, Fibroid,Uterine Fibroid,Uterine Fibroids,Uterine Fibroma,Uterine Fibromas,Uterus, Fibroid
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006175 Gynatresia Absence of a normal opening in the lumen of the female genital tract, from the FALLOPIAN TUBES to the VAGINA. This anomaly may be congenital or acquired due to injuries, diseases, or TISSUE ADHESIONS. Asherman Syndrome,Asherman's Syndrome,Intrauterine Synechiae,Uterine Synechiae,Ashermans Syndrome,Gynatresias,Syndrome, Asherman,Syndrome, Asherman's,Synechiae, Intrauterine,Synechiae, Uterine
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016470 Bacteremia The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion. Bacteremias
D018805 Sepsis Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK. Bloodstream Infection,Pyaemia,Pyemia,Pyohemia,Blood Poisoning,Poisoning, Blood,Septicemia,Severe Sepsis,Blood Poisonings,Bloodstream Infections,Infection, Bloodstream,Poisonings, Blood,Pyaemias,Pyemias,Pyohemias,Sepsis, Severe,Septicemias

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