Acute Salpingitis. Views on Prognosis and Treatment

Treatment of acute non‐tuberculous salpingitis with antibiotics alone and in combination with glucocorticoids

“…On the other hand, a very common symptom is a pathologically increased E.S.R. ( HEYNEMANN 1953, HEDBERG & SPETZ 1958, SJOVALL 1964, JACOBSON 1964, VIBERG 1964a, FALK to be published) and some authors attach great importance to the E.S.R. as an indicator of the course of the infection.…”

“…Two contributions to this field are important in the performance of such an investigation, viz. laparoscopy, by which the diagnosis of salpingitis can be improved considerably (SJOVALL 1962, SAMUELSSO~ & SJOVALL 1964, JACOBSON 1964, and hysterosalpingography at after-examination of patients who have had salpingitis. This method gives good information on the anatomy of the tubes and, if performed under cover of antibiotics, it carries no undue risk (HEDBERG & SPETZ 1958, HEDBERG 1959.…”

Colpotomy Drainage of Pelvic Abscesses

“…We were unable to carry out a long-term followup, but both Kleiner & Roberts (9) and Brenner et al (2) found that post-infective tubal damage was implicated in approximately half of all ectopic pregnancies. Hedberg et al (6) found that post-infective pelvic damage was an etiological factor in 30 -40% of cases of female infertility, a finding endorsed by We-str6m (15).…”