Definition
Definition
L'tubo-ovarian abscess (in English tubo-ovarian abscess) is a complication of any infection that starts in the uterus or the adnexa of the uterus, as occurs during salpingitis for example. Usually the germ involved is Neisseria gonorrhea, or Chlamydia trachomatis.
Symptoms
Symptoms
Symptoms of a tubo-ovarian abscess include:
- The pain at the pelvis level.
- From fever.
- The nausea.
- The vomiting.
- The presence ofair.
Medical exam
Physical examination
The examination sometimes makes it possible to highlight a mass syndrome on a terrain which sometimes appears painful in an elective manner.
Additional examination
Additional examinations and more particularly thescan (which is the reference examination) makes it possible to definitively highlight the tubo-ovarian abscess which appears in an oblong and compartmentalized form with irregular walls.
Evolution
Premature
Complications that may occur after tubo-ovarian abscess are:
- The ectopic pregnancies (pregnancies occurring outside the uterus).
- A decrease in fertility.
- Pelvic pain that is characteristically chronic.
- Un hydrosalpinx.
IUDs increase this risk of infection, which occurs mainly in young women who have not yet had children, or who have several sexual partners, and this in the first months following insertion. IUD.
Differential diagnosis
Tubo-ovarian abscess should not be confused with a tumor (in English tumor).