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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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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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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Trg maršala Tita 14, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Goran Augustin

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Trg maršala Tita 14, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Maja Prutki

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  1. Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Parma Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Parma, Parma, Italy

    Fausto Catena

  2. Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  3. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Department Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

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  5. Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy

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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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