Acute salpingitis in sterilized women.
Previously sterilized women are generally considered protected against salpingitis. However, when we diagnosed salpingitis by laparoscopy in 48 patients during a 16-month period, we found four (8%) who had been previously sterilized. Therefore, contrary to generally stated belief, salpingitis may occur after interruption of tubal continuity.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal