Tubo-ovarian abscess: diagnosis, medical and surgical management.
Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA), a serious manifestation of pelvic inflammatory disease, has been treated with aggressive surgical therapy. With improvements in antibiotic therapy, laparoscopic surgery and interventional radiological techniques have lessened the need for radical surgical treatment in stable patients.
Krivak
Thomas C
TC
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif. 94535-1800, USA.
Cooksey
Christie
C
Propst
Anthony M
AM
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents