Salpingitis

"Salpingitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Inflammation of the uterine salpinx, the trumpet-shaped FALLOPIAN TUBES, usually caused by ascending infections of organisms from the lower reproductive tract. Salpingitis can lead to tubal scarring, hydrosalpinx, tubal occlusion, INFERTILITY, and ectopic pregnancy (PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC)

Descriptor ID

D012488

MeSH Number(s)

C13.351.500.056.390.890

C13.351.500.056.750.875

Concept/Terms

Salpingitis

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Diseases [C]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Genital Diseases, Female [C13.351.500]
Adnexal Diseases [C13.351.500.056]
Fallopian Tube Diseases [C13.351.500.056.390]
Salpingitis [C13.351.500.056.390.890]
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [C13.351.500.056.750]
Salpingitis [C13.351.500.056.750.875]

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Bond E, Lu D, Herweijer E, Sundström K, Valdimarsdóttir U, Fall K, Arnheim-Dahlström L, Sparén P, Fang F. Sexually transmitted infections after bereavement - a population-based cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 08 15; 16(1):419.

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To V, Gurberg J, Krishnamurthy S. Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Caused by Candida Albicans in an Obese Patient. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 May; 37(5):426-429.

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Pines G, Klein Y, Ben-Arie A, Machlenkin S, Kashtan H. Small bowel obstruction due to tubo-ovarian abscess. Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Jun; 10(6):481-2.

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Grodstein F, Goldman MB, Cramer DW. Relation of tubal infertility to history of sexually transmitted diseases. Am J Epidemiol. 1993 Mar 01; 137(5):577-84.

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Phillips RS, Safran C, Aronson MD, Taylor WC. Should women be tested for gonococcal infection of the cervix during routine gynecologic visits? An economic appraisal. Am J Med. 1989 Mar; 86(3):297-302.

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Winkler B, Crum CP. Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the female genital tract. Pathogenetic and clinicopathologic correlations. Pathol Annu. 1987; 22 Pt 1:193-223.

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Winkler B, Reumann W, Mitao M, Gallo L, Richart RM, Crum CP. Immunoperoxidase localization of chlamydial antigens in acute salpingitis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Jun 01; 152(3):275-8.

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Cramer DW, Schiff I, Schoenbaum SC, Gibson M, Belisle S, Albrecht B, Stillman RJ, Berger MJ, Wilson E, Stadel BV, et al. Tubal infertility and the intrauterine device. N Engl J Med. 1985 Apr 11; 312(15):941-7.

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Flesh G, Weiner JM, Corlett RC, Boice C, Mishell DR, Wolf RM. The intrauterine contraceptive device and acute salpingitis: a multifactor analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1979 Oct 01; 135(3):402-8.

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Leape LL, Ramenofsky ML. Laparoscopy in infants and children. J Pediatr Surg. 1977 Dec; 12(6):929-38.

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