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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

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Female Infertility.
Expert Panel on Women’s Imaging, Wall DJ, Reinhold C, Akin EA, Ascher SM, Brook OR, Dassel M, Henrichsen TL, Learman LA, Maturen KE, Patlas MN, Robbins JB, Sadowski EA, Saphier C, Uyeda JW, Glanc P
J Am Coll Radiol 2020 May;17(5S):S113-S124. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.01.018. PMID: 32370955
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Bébéar C, de Barbeyrac B
Clin Microbiol Infect 2009 Jan;15(1):4-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02647.x. PMID: 19220334
Ectopic pregnancy.
Lehner R, Kucera E, Jirecek S, Egarter C, Husslein P
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2000 Feb;263(3):87-92. doi: 10.1007/s004040050001. PMID: 10763832
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Torrington J
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 1985 Nov-Dec;14(6 Suppl):21s-31s. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1985.tb02796.x. PMID: 2934523
Ectopic pregnancy.
Eschenbach DA, Daling JR
JAMA 1983 Apr 1;249(13):1759-60. PMID: 6827765
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Diagnosis

Xanthogranulomatous Salpingitis.
Chiesa-Vottero A
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2020 Sep;39(5):468-472. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000625. PMID: 31433377
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
Infertility surgery: microsurgery.
Gomel V, Yarali H
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1992 Jun;4(3):390-9. PMID: 1623151
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Peterson HB, Galaid EI, Cates W Jr
Med Clin North Am 1990 Nov;74(6):1603-15. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30497-7. PMID: 2246955

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
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
Hysterosalpingography.
Siegler AM
Fertil Steril 1983 Aug;40(2):139-58. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47229-8. PMID: 6347722
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691
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

MRI in pelvic inflammatory disease: a pictorial review.
Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Kalb B, Costello J, Liau J, Meshksar A, Arif Tiwari H, Martin D
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017 Mar;42(3):935-950. doi: 10.1007/s00261-016-1004-4. PMID: 27933478
Pelvic inflammatory disease and salpingitis: incidence of primary and repeat episodes in England.
Price MJ, Ades AE, Welton NJ, Simms I, Horner PJ
Epidemiol Infect 2017 Jan;145(1):208-215. Epub 2016 Sep 28 doi: 10.1017/S0950268816002065. PMID: 27678278Free PMC Article
Infertility surgery: microsurgery.
Gomel V, Yarali H
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1992 Jun;4(3):390-9. PMID: 1623151
Hysterosalpingography.
Siegler AM
Fertil Steril 1983 Aug;40(2):139-58. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47229-8. PMID: 6347722
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

Chlamydia muridarum infection causes bronchointerstitial pneumonia in NOD.Cg-Prkdc(scid)Il2rg(tm1Wjl)/SzJ (NSG) mice.
St Jean SC, Ricart Arbona RJ, Mishkin N, Monette S, Wipf JRK, Henderson KS, Cheleuitte-Nieves C, Lipman NS, Carrasco SE
Vet Pathol 2024 Jan;61(1):145-156. Epub 2023 Jul 11 doi: 10.1177/03009858231183907. PMID: 37434451
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
Tubal telocytes: factor infertility reason?
Aleksandrovych V, Sajewicz M, Walocha JA, Gil K
Folia Med Cracov 2016;56(2):17-23. PMID: 28013318
The natural history of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women: a multi-parameter evidence synthesis.
Price MJ, Ades AE, Soldan K, Welton NJ, Macleod J, Simms I, DeAngelis D, Turner KM, Horner PJ
Health Technol Assess 2016 Mar;20(22):1-250. doi: 10.3310/hta20220. PMID: 27007215Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of fallopian tube damage caused by Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Hafner LM
Contraception 2015 Aug;92(2):108-15. Epub 2015 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.01.004. PMID: 25592078

Recent systematic reviews

The immune cell profile of human fallopian tubes in health and benign pathology: a systematic review.
Rigby CH, Aljassim F, Powell SG, Wyatt JNR, Hill CJ, Hapangama DK
J Reprod Immunol 2022 Aug;152:103646. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103646. PMID: 35644062
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
Salpingostomy in the treatment of hydrosalpinx: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chu J, Harb HM, Gallos ID, Dhillon R, Al-Rshoud FM, Robinson L, Coomarasamy A
Hum Reprod 2015 Aug;30(8):1882-95. Epub 2015 Jun 16 doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev135. PMID: 26082479
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
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

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