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We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Embase during the years 1945\u20132024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Selection Criteria<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Included case reports assessed the types of intervention (hysterectomy, myomectomy, or other forms of treatments) to treat pyomyoma. All case studies confirming diagnosis of pyomyoma on either operative and\/or histologic findings were eligible.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Collection and Analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 121 studies were initially screened and after a full text evaluation, 52 articles were included in this systematic review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pyrexia and abdominal pain were the commonest presenting symptoms found in 72% and 57% of patients, respectively. The most common causative organism was E\u2010coli (23%). A total of 61% of patients underwent hysterectomy, and 27% patients had a myomectomy performed. 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