...Lei Chu; Hanbo Ma; Junhua Liang; Li Li; Aiqun Shen; Jianjun Wang; Huaifang Li; Xiaowen Tong Background/Aim: We aimed to assess the value of early laparoscopic therapy in management of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) or pelvic abscess. Methods: This was a retrospective study of all consecutive patients...

...Hakan Erenel; Nevin Yilmaz; Mahmut Oncul; Abdullah Serdar Acikgoz; Suat Karatas; Isil Ayhan; Berna Aslan; Abdullah Tuten We aimed to investigate the clinical importance of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels in the diagnosis of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). Patients diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory...

...Mark P. Lachiewicz; Navya Nair Large tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOAs) usually require drainage or operative management in addition to antibiotics. All previous reports of transvaginal aspiration have been described utilizing a needle/biopsy guidance system, which may not be available to many...

...Suk Woo Lee; Chae Chun Rhim; Jang Heub Kim; Sung Jong Lee; Sie Hyeon Yoo; Shin Young Kim; Young Bin Hwang; So Young Shin; Joo Hee Yoon Background/Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify predictive markers for tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) through a comparison of clinical and laboratory data...

...Melahat Yildirim; Esengul Turkyilmaz; Ayse Filiz Avsar Background: The aim of this study is to identify the inflammatory markers which predict a tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) in the most accurate way. Methods: This study involves 312 women. Preoperative inflammatory markers in the study group were...

...Cynthia I. Macri; Steven A. Vasilev Elevated serum CA125 levels may be caused by any condition which produces peritoneal irritation as well as by the presence of various malignancies. This report of a case with atypical presentation of tubo-ovarian abscess and CA125 level of 1,160 U/ml serves to re...

...Reuvit Halperin; Orna Levinson; Michal Yaron; Ian Bukovsky; David Schneider Objective: To assess retrospectively if there is a trend of change in the epidemiology of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) and to define the epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory risk factors associated with failed response...

... contraceptive device Ureteral obstruction Bowel obstruction Tubo-ovarian abscess Case Report Gynecol Obstet Invest 2002;54:228 231 DOI: 10.1159/000068379 Received: February 25, 2002 Accepted after revision: September 6, 2002 Ureteral and Sigmoid Obstruction Caused by Pelvic Actinomycosis...

... in the right part of her lower abdomen. CA-125 was also found to be increased. Since ovarian malignancy was suspected, laparotomy was performed. Pathologically, an actinomycotic tubo-ovarian abscess with sulfur granules was disclosed. 19 11 2001 11 06 2002 30 1 2003 © 2003 S. Karger AG...

...Augusto F. Mesia; Henry Lam; Robert C. Wallach We report a case of xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess which was preoperatively suspected to be an adnexal neoplasm. With foreign body material found in the abscess wall and vegetable fiber in the tubal lumen, a previously treated chronic...