[Organ preserving endosurgery in pyosalpingitis]

Abstract

Pyosalpinges are a difficult therapeutic problem in a complicated pelvic inflammatory disease. To avoid a diffuse peritonitis, often a laparotomy with salpingectomy is performed. 20 women of reproductive age with a uni- or bilateral pyosalpinx were incorporated in a prospective study to investigate the possibilities of a combined endosurgical/antibiotical treatment. After endoscopic confirmation, the patients were taken into study. During diagnostic laparoscopy, a salpingotomy with rinsing of the tubes and a drainage of the Douglas pouch took place. After one week of antibiotic treatment, a second-look laparoscopy was performed in all patients; no recurrence was documented. The combination of endosurgery and chemotherapy showed to be a safe and efficient therapy of tubal abscesses in women of reproductive age.