Background Emergency laparoscopic exploration can be used to identify the causative
pathology of acute abdominal pain. Laparoscopic surgery also allows treatment of many …

Abstract Background In January 2010, the SICE (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery),
under the auspices of the EAES, decided to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role …

Background: Acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a major gynecologic health problem
in the United States, afflicting more than 1 million women each year and generating annual …

Thirty-six women with suspected pelvic inflammatory disease were examined by
laparoscopy and endometrial biopsy. Acute salpingitis was diagnosed by laparoscopy in 22 …

Twenty-seven women with suspected acute pelvic inflammatory disease were studied by
laparoscopy and endometrial biopsy. Overall, 67%(18 of 27) of the women had acute …

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Females Page 1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Females in
a Juvenile Detention Center THOMAS A. BELL, MD, MPH, JAMES A. FARROW, MD, WALTER E …

This multicenter, prospective, double-blind study compared the safety and efficacy of
clindamycin and ciprofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and doxycycline in the treatment of …

This paper describes the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health Study (PEACH), a multicenter,
randomized clinical trial designed to compare treatment with outpatient and inpatient …

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is inflammation of the upper female genital tract and
related structures. It may arise from blood borne infection, such as tuberculosis, or from …

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the relationship between clinically severe pelvic inflammatory
disease andlaparoscopic diagnosis and grading, comparative treatment with clindamycin …