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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) represents a clinical continuum of an infection of upper female genital tract not associated with surgery or pregnancy. Ascending infection from the endocervix causes endometritis, salpingitis, oophoritis, pyosalpinx, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pelvic abscesses. PID is one of the most serious complications of sexually transmitted diseases most commonly caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis, although 30–40% are polymicrobial [1].
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Augustin, G., Prutki, M. (2018). Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. In: Catena, F., Di Saverio, S., Ansaloni, L., Coccolini, F., Sartelli, M. (eds) CT Scan in Abdominal Emergency Surgery. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48347-4_17
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