title: Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease with abscess formation.
abstract: Laparoscopy has developed significantly as both a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. A series consisting of 20 patients is presented to describe its use in diagnosis and therapy of pelvic inflammatory disease with tubo-ovarian abscess formation. The results obtained are presented and the various methods available for treatment discussed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction