Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
"Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.635.500 C13.351.500.056.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory
- Diseases, Pelvic Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Diseases, Pelvic
- Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
- Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic
- Inflammatory Pelvic Disease
- Disease, Inflammatory Pelvic
- Diseases, Inflammatory Pelvic
- Inflammatory Pelvic Diseases
- Pelvic Diseases, Inflammatory
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Marcinkowski KA, Mehta V, Mercier R, Berghella V. Pelvic inflammatory disease in pregnancy: a systematic review focusing on perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 07; 4(4):100643.
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Carpinello O, DeCherney A. A different time for tubal surgery. Fertil Steril. 2019 11; 112(5):829-830.
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Nazarian DG, Zeni JA. Management of a pelvic mass following a worn uncemented total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Feb; 27(2):323.e17-20.
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Diaz MC, Reichard K, Taylor AA. Intestinal nonrotation in an adolescent. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr; 25(4):249-51.
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Horrow MM. Ultrasound of pelvic inflammatory disease. Ultrasound Q. 2004 Dec; 20(4):171-9.
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Feld R, Eschelman DJ, Sagerman JE, Segal S, Hovsepian DM, Sullivan KL. Treatment of pelvic abscesses and other fluid collections: efficacy of transvaginal sonographically guided aspiration and drainage. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 Nov; 163(5):1141-5.
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Singh GS, Aikins JK, Deger R, King S, Mikuta JJ. Metastatic cervical cancer and pelvic inflammatory disease in an AIDS patient. Gynecol Oncol. 1994 Sep; 54(3):372-6.
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Minassian SS, Wu CH, Jungkind D, Gocial B, Filer RB, Glassner M. Chlamydial antibody, as determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, in tubal factor infertility. J Reprod Med. 1990 Feb; 35(2):141-5.
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Lavy G, Diamond MP, DeCherney AH. Ectopic pregnancy: its relationship to tubal reconstructive surgery. Fertil Steril. 1987 Apr; 47(4):543-56.
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DeCherney AH, Jones EE. Ectopic pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Jun; 28(2):365-74.