Fallopian Tube Diseases
| Definition: |
Diseases involving the FALLOPIAN TUBES including neoplasms (FALLOPIAN TUBE NEOPLASMS), SALPINGITIS, tubo-ovarian abscess and blockage. |
| Notes: |
inflamm dis = SALPINGITIS |
| Also Called: |
Tubal Obstruction |
| Previously Indexed: |
Adnexal Diseases (1966-1979),Fallopian Tubes (1966-1979) |
Fallopian Tube Diseases Categories.
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Salpingitis - Inflammation of the uterine salpinx, the trumpet-shaped FALLOPIAN TUBES, usually caused by ascending infections of organisms from the lower reproductive tract. Salpingitis can lead to tubal scarring, hydrosalpinx, tubal occlusion, INFERTILITY, and ectopic pregnancy (PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC) |
Fallopian Tube Diseases Definitions and Terms
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