Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Possible Catches and Correct Management in Young Women
Joint Authors
Muzii, Ludovico
Schiavi, Michele Carlo
Di Tucci, Chiara
Di Mascio, Daniele
Perniola, Giorgia
Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The incidence of adnexal masses increases exponentially with age and the most frequent causes in young women are physiologic cysts and pelvic abscesses with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
Clinical examination can direct physicians to an appropriate management of adnexal mass, but the role of transvaginal ultrasound is crucial for diagnosis and treatment decision, even if it sometimes can be misleading, especially in young women.
Ca 125, blood count, and CRP are useful to clarify suspected etiology of a pelvic mass, but specificity and positive predictive value are low because elevation of laboratory tests may occur in several benign conditions.
In our work we present four cases of suspected pelvic masses.
Despite guidelines for management of PID, the right timing to switch to surgical therapy is not clear.
Therefore, the treatment decision should be based on a careful evaluation of various parameters such as signs symptoms and above all age.
Moreover, we believe that, for a correct diagnosis and for the best fertility sparing treatment, it is also extremely important to refer to a gynecological oncology unit with an expert surgeon.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Di Tucci, Chiara& Di Mascio, Daniele& Schiavi, Michele Carlo& Perniola, Giorgia& Muzii, Ludovico& Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti. 2018. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Possible Catches and Correct Management in Young Women. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Di Tucci, Chiara…[et al.]. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Possible Catches and Correct Management in Young Women. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Di Tucci, Chiara& Di Mascio, Daniele& Schiavi, Michele Carlo& Perniola, Giorgia& Muzii, Ludovico& Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Possible Catches and Correct Management in Young Women. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145788
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145788