Tubo-ovarian abscess

Anaerobes Serious respiratory tract infections such as empyema, anaerobic pneumonitis, and lung abscess serious skin and soft tissue infections septicemia, intra-abdominal infections such as peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscess (typically resulting from anaerobic organisms resident in the normal Gl tract) infections of the female pelvis and genital tract such as endometritis, nongonococcal tubo-ovarian abscess, pelvic cellulitis, and postsurgical vaginal cuff infection. 

Tubo-ovarian abscess is usually associated with anaerobic infection. 

Another measure of outcome is the effectiveness of UFE in avoiding other treatments for fibroids, as measured by subsequent medical therapies or additional surgery. For example, hysterectomy or additional hysteroscopic resection or myomectomy for clinical failure or recurrence after UFE is an important measure of safety and a key outcome measure of UFE [2]. Spies et al. [9] reported nine (4.5%) hysterectomies out of 200 patients within 12 months of therapy. Seven of the patients underwent hysterectomy for clinical failure after UFE. The other two patients underwent incidental hysterectomy for treatment of a tubo-ovarian abscess and an adnexal mass. In a series of 400 women. Walker and Pelage [7] reported 23... 

Fig. 16.14a,b. Tubo-ovarian abscess. T2w (a) and contrast-enhanced (b) Tlw MR images show a left-sided adnexal mass (M) with rim-like enhancement (arrows) on contrast T1WI, which proved to be an abscess. B, bladder... 

Kim SH, Kim SH, Yang DM et al (2004) Unusual causes of tubo-ovarian abscess. CT and MR imaging findings. Radiographics 24 1575-1589... 

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