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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
Tubal factor infertility: diagnosis and management in the era of assisted reproductive technology.
Dun EC, Nezhat CH
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2012 Dec;39(4):551-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2012.09.006. PMID: 23182560

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tubal telocytes: factor infertility reason?
Aleksandrovych V, Sajewicz M, Walocha JA, Gil K
Folia Med Cracov 2016;56(2):17-23. PMID: 28013318
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
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
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
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
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982

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
Mycoplasma genitalium -- an up-date.
Taylor-Robinson D
Int J STD AIDS 2002 Mar;13(3):145-51. doi: 10.1258/0956462021924776. PMID: 11860689
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
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
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
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

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
Endometritis: the clinical-pathologic syndrome.
Eckert LO, Hawes SE, Wölner-Hanssen PK, Kiviat NB, Wasserheit JN, Paavonen JA, Eschenbach DA, Holmes KK
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002 Apr;186(4):690-5. doi: 10.1067/mob.2002.121728. PMID: 11967492

Recent systematic reviews

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
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
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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