Abstract
ABSTRACT
Pelvic inflammatory and tuboovarian abscesses are considered to be rare following tubal ligation. Three cases of tuboovarian abscess subsequent to sterilization are reported. Each woman complained of low abdominal pain. None had gonococcal or chlamydial cervicitis, and these organisms were not present in the peritoneal fluid. In two cases, endometrial biopsy was performed without evidence of endometritis. Upper genital tract infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, even in women who have undergone sterilization. Given this circumstance, hematogenous rather than ascending infection may have occurred. (J GYNECOL SURG 12:267, 1996)
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.