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Salpingitis

MedGen UID:
20646
•Concept ID:
C0036130
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Salpingitides
SNOMED CT: Salpingitis (88157006); Inflammation of fallopian tube (88157006)
 
HPO: HP:0034492
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003619

Definition

An inflammation of the fallopian tube. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2017 European guideline for the management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Ross J, Guaschino S, Cusini M, Jensen J
Int J STD AIDS 2018 Feb;29(2):108-114. Epub 2017 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0956462417744099. PMID: 29198181
Diagnostic approach and management of acute abdominal pain.
Abdullah M, Firmansyah MA
Acta Med Indones 2012 Oct;44(4):344-50. PMID: 23314978
Diagnosis and treatment of salpingitis.
CLAYTON SG
Practitioner 1948 Mar;160(957):248-51. PMID: 18909819

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Streptococcus pyogenes: an unusual cause of salpingitis. Case report and review of the literature.
Blot M, de Curraize C, Salmon-Rousseau A, Gehin S, Bador J, Chavanet P, Neuwirth C, Piroth L, Amoureux L
Infection 2017 Oct;45(5):697-702. Epub 2017 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1003-6. PMID: 28283947
Intrauterine device and upper-genital-tract infection.
Grimes DA
Lancet 2000 Sep 16;356(9234):1013-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02699-4. PMID: 11041414
Ectopic pregnancy: the surgical epidemic.
Coupet E
J Natl Med Assoc 1989 May;81(5):567-72. PMID: 2664197Free PMC Article
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
Update: adolescent gynecology.
Klein JR
Pediatr Clin North Am 1980 Feb;27(1):141-52. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)33825-1. PMID: 6990360

Diagnosis

2017 European guideline for the management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Ross J, Guaschino S, Cusini M, Jensen J
Int J STD AIDS 2018 Feb;29(2):108-114. Epub 2017 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0956462417744099. PMID: 29198181
Diagnostic approach and management of acute abdominal pain.
Abdullah M, Firmansyah MA
Acta Med Indones 2012 Oct;44(4):344-50. PMID: 23314978
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
The genital mycoplasmas.
McCormack WM, Braun P, Lee YH, Klein JO, Kass EH
N Engl J Med 1973 Jan 11;288(2):78-89. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197301112880206. PMID: 4564908
Laparoscopic nuances.
Corson SL, Bolognese RJ
Fertil Steril 1971 Oct;22(10):684-9. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)38529-6. PMID: 4255969

Therapy

2017 European guideline for the management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Ross J, Guaschino S, Cusini M, Jensen J
Int J STD AIDS 2018 Feb;29(2):108-114. Epub 2017 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0956462417744099. PMID: 29198181
Pelvic inflammatory disease: medical treatment.
Quentin R, Lansac J
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2000 Oct;92(2):189-92. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00279-1. PMID: 10996679
Hysterosalpingography.
Siegler AM
Fertil Steril 1983 Aug;40(2):139-58. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47229-8. PMID: 6347722
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
Genital mycoplasma infections.
Friberg J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978 Nov 1;132(5):573-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(78)90756-1. PMID: 362924

Prognosis

Immunopathogenesis of chlamydia trachomatis infections in women.
Debattista J, Timms P, Allan J, Allan J
Fertil Steril 2003 Jun;79(6):1273-87. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00396-0. PMID: 12798871
Hysterosalpingography.
Siegler AM
Fertil Steril 1983 Aug;40(2):139-58. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47229-8. PMID: 6347722
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
Chlamydia trachomatis: serological diagnosis.
Treharne JD
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S25-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01640711. PMID: 7044980
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Clinical prediction guides

Electroacupuncture attenuates chronic salpingitis transforming growth factor-β1/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway.
Xijiao HU, Yinglong C, Huanan K, Shuoxi LI, Yawen W, Jinzhe L, Yiming S, Li L
J Tradit Chin Med 2022 Oct;42(5):781-787. doi: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20211214.002. PMID: 36083486Free PMC Article
Gonococcal Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Placing Mechanistic Insights Into the Context of Clinical and Epidemiological Observations.
Xu SX, Gray-Owen SD
J Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;224(12 Suppl 2):S56-S63. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab227. PMID: 34396410Free PMC Article
Immunopathogenesis of chlamydia trachomatis infections in women.
Debattista J, Timms P, Allan J, Allan J
Fertil Steril 2003 Jun;79(6):1273-87. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00396-0. PMID: 12798871
Demonstration of delayed hypersensitivity in Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis in monkeys: a pathogenic mechanism of tubal damage.
Patton DL, Sweeney YT, Kuo CC
J Infect Dis 1994 Mar;169(3):680-3. doi: 10.1093/infdis/169.3.680. PMID: 8158051
Chlamydia trachomatis: serological diagnosis.
Treharne JD
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S25-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01640711. PMID: 7044980

Recent systematic reviews

Risk factors for antibiotic therapy failure in women with tubo-ovarian abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kinay T, Akay A, Aksoy M, Celik Balkan F, Engin Ustun Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2024 Mar;50(3):298-312. Epub 2024 Jan 7 doi: 10.1111/jog.15870. PMID: 38184888
Exploring the presence of markers of decidualization in the fallopian tubes: a systematic review.
Aljassim F, Georgopoulou N, Rigby CH, Powell SG, Wyatt JNR, Hapangama DK, Hill CJ
Biol Reprod 2023 Aug 10;109(2):125-136. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioad062. PMID: 37265359Free PMC Article
Human parasitic protozoan infection to infertility: a systematic review.
Shiadeh MN, Niyyati M, Fallahi S, Rostami A
Parasitol Res 2016 Feb;115(2):469-77. Epub 2015 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4827-y. PMID: 26573517
Hydrotubation combined with chinese herbal medicine for salpingitic infecundity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wen H, Fu J, Tang H, Ge M, Feng L
Cell Biochem Biophys 2015 Mar;71(2):519-27. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0340-7. PMID: 25384618
Surgery for appendicitis: is it necessary?
Mason RJ
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2008 Aug;9(4):481-8. doi: 10.1089/sur.2007.079. PMID: 18687030

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