title: The value of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
abstract: A total of 40 patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (acute PID) were examined over a period of 7 months to determine the diagnostic value of laparoscopic examination in these cases. The most important findings were: the clinical diagnosis of acute PID was confirmed by laparoscopy in 55% of patients; laparoscopy was especially of value in differentiating potentially lethal conditions such as ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis from acute PID in 15% of patients; laparoscopically obtained microbiological specimens provide a more accurate means of determining the microbiological aetiology of acute PID than vaginally obtained specimens.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*