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Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of acute pyosalpinx
K Teisala1, P K Heinonen, R Punnonen
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Central Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
We diagnosed acute pyosalpinx in eight patients with laparoscopy. The pus was aspirated through the laparoscope in five cases, and antimicrobial treatment was started intravenously thereafter. The short-term recovery was uncomplicated. Laparoscopic treatment of acute pyosalpinx, in contrast to radical surgery, preserves reproductive potential and ovarian function.