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Salpingitis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T8H707W1-R

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