Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected salpingo-oophoritis.
There is a potential role for laparoscopy in the management of patients with suspected salpingo-oophoritis. It would be helpful in establishing the diagnosis in patients who are admitted with a clinical diagnosis of salpingo-oophoritis. Laparoscopy also would be beneficial in the long-term evaluation of fertility of patients treated for salpingo-oophoritis. Finally, this technique will delineate the microbiologic details of patients with endosalpingitis. How frequently laparoscopy should be employed will be dependent upon findings from prospective studies.
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy