title: Tubo-ovarian abscess: diagnosis, medical and surgical management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif. 94535-1800, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Krivak
authors.forename: Christie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooksey
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Propst
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents