title: Hysterectomy for septic abortion--is bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy necessary?
abstract: Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy for complicated septic abortion is important in this young population group. In a retrospective study, the histological evaluation of the ovaries of 25 patients were compared with the macroscopic description in the operation reports. In 72.3% of the ovaries examined there was no infection. None of the ovaries described clinically as normal at laparotomy showed histological signs of infection. The clinical assessment of infected ovaries was false-positive in 40% of cases but there was no false-negative decision-making. It is concluded that ovaries which appear normal at hysterectomy for septic abortion should be conserved.
mesh_terms: D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies