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Parametritis

MedGen UID:
18295
•Concept ID:
C0030455
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cellulitides, Pelvic; Cellulitis, Pelvic; Parametritides; Pelvic Cellulitides; Pelvic Cellulitis
SNOMED CT: Parametritis (280483007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006887

Definition

Inflammation of the parametrium, the connective tissue of the pelvic floor, extending from the subserous coat of the uterus laterally between the layers of the broad ligament. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParametritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of lymphocysts after cervical carcinoma surgery.
Charkviani L, Kekelidze N, Charkviani T
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2000;21(5):487-90. PMID: 11198039
Pelvic inflammatory disease: diagnosis and management.
Quan M
J Am Board Fam Pract 1994 Mar-Apr;7(2):110-23. PMID: 8184701
Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of acute pelvic infections in hospitalized women. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration.
Hemsell DL, Solomkin JS, Sweet R, Tally F, Bartlett JG
Clin Infect Dis 1992 Nov;15 Suppl 1:S43-52. doi: 10.1093/clind/15.supplement_1.s43. PMID: 1477250

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Antibiotics for treating septic abortion.
Udoh A, Effa EE, Oduwole O, Okusanya BO, Okafo O
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jul 1;7(7):CD011528. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011528.pub2. PMID: 27364644Free PMC Article
Pelvic surgical site infections in gynecologic surgery.
Lachiewicz MP, Moulton LJ, Jaiyeoba O
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2015;2015:614950. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1155/2015/614950. PMID: 25788822Free PMC Article
The challenge of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Crossman SH
Am Fam Physician 2006 Mar 1;73(5):859-64. PMID: 16529095
Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents.
Banikarim C, Chacko MR
Adolesc Med Clin 2004 Jun;15(2):273-85, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.005. PMID: 15449845
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Diagnosis

Pelvic surgical site infections in gynecologic surgery.
Lachiewicz MP, Moulton LJ, Jaiyeoba O
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2015;2015:614950. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1155/2015/614950. PMID: 25788822Free PMC Article
Parametrial anisakidosis.
Ramanan P, Blumberg AK, Mathison B, Pritt BS
J Clin Microbiol 2013 Oct;51(10):3430-4. Epub 2013 Jul 17 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01398-13. PMID: 23863565Free PMC Article
The challenge of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Crossman SH
Am Fam Physician 2006 Mar 1;73(5):859-64. PMID: 16529095
Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents.
Banikarim C, Chacko MR
Adolesc Med Clin 2004 Jun;15(2):273-85, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.005. PMID: 15449845
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Therapy

Antibiotics for treating septic abortion.
Udoh A, Effa EE, Oduwole O, Okusanya BO, Okafo O
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jul 1;7(7):CD011528. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011528.pub2. PMID: 27364644Free PMC Article
Pelvic surgical site infections in gynecologic surgery.
Lachiewicz MP, Moulton LJ, Jaiyeoba O
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2015;2015:614950. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1155/2015/614950. PMID: 25788822Free PMC Article
The challenge of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Crossman SH
Am Fam Physician 2006 Mar 1;73(5):859-64. PMID: 16529095
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691
Cortisone and parametritis.
PARVIAINEN S, EHRNROOTH CA, YLINEN O
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1953;12(1):56-60. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.0120056. PMID: 13039870

Prognosis

Pelvic inflammatory disease: diagnosis and management.
Quan M
J Am Board Fam Pract 1994 Mar-Apr;7(2):110-23. PMID: 8184701
Mycoplasmal PID: a review of natural and experimental infections.
Mårdh PA
Yale J Biol Med 1983 Sep-Dec;56(5-6):529-36. PMID: 6382823Free PMC Article
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691
Vaginal hysterectomy as a sterilization procedure.
Van Nagell JR Jr, Roddick JW Jr
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1971 Nov 1;111(5):703-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(71)90977-x. PMID: 5113889
Uterosacral ligament syndrome.
Nesbitt RE Jr, Rizk PT
Obstet Gynecol 1971 May;37(5):730-3. PMID: 5091751

Clinical prediction guides

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED DEEP PELVIC TISSUE INFECTION AND OTHER INFECTIONS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT IN UKRAINE.
Salmanov AG, Suslikova LV, Pandei SA, Rud VO, Kokhanov IV, Butska VY, Tymchenko AG
Wiad Lek 2021;74(3 cz 1):406-412. PMID: 33813441
Mid-trimester therapeutic abortion by intra-amniotic prostaglandin F2 alpha and concomitant oxytocin.
Hørding U
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 1988;15(4):124-8. PMID: 3233753
Monkey animal model for study of mycoplasmal infections of the urogenital tract.
Møller BR, Freundt EA
Sex Transm Dis 1983 Oct-Dec;10(4 Suppl):359-62. PMID: 6665680
A comparison of two different dosages of pivampicillin and doxycycline in patients with gynaecological infections.
Andersson PO, Hackl H, Jensen P, Larsen KR
Curr Med Res Opin 1980;6(8):513-7. doi: 10.1185/03007998009109479. PMID: 7389382
Post-hysterectomy morbidity after previous punch cervical biopsy plus diagnostic curettage.
Coutifaris B, Karpathios S, Gregoriou O, Botsis D
Int Surg 1979 Aug-Oct;64(5):65-7. PMID: 263063

Recent systematic reviews

Antibiotics for treating septic abortion.
Udoh A, Effa EE, Oduwole O, Okusanya BO, Okafo O
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jul 1;7(7):CD011528. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011528.pub2. PMID: 27364644Free PMC Article

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