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Ultrasound Efficacy in Acute Salpingitis by Tony Anderson is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic benefits of ultrasound in patients with clinical signs of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The study included 52 patients who underwent transvaginal ultrasound and diagnostic laparoscopy. Ultrasound detected all 13 cases of moderate or severe salpingitis but only 1 of 4 cases of mild salpingitis. The presence of bilateral adnexal masses on ultrasound increased the odds of acute salpingitis about five times, while the absence of masses decreased the odds five tim
- Author
- Tony Anderson
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- EN