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Endometritis is an infection of the endometrium, often in the setting of myometritis and peri-parametritis, even though these usually are features of pelvic peritonitis.
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Olivetti, L., Grazioli, L., Frittoli, B. (2009). Diagnostic Imaging of the Uterus. In: Grazioli, L., Olivetti, L. (eds) Imaging of Urogenital Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1344-5_20
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