Salpingitis

"Salpingitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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)

Descriptor ID	D012488
MeSH Number(s)	C13.351.500.056.390.890 C13.351.500.056.750.875
Concept/Terms	Salpingitis Salpingitis Salpingitides

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Diseases [C]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Genital Diseases, Female [C13.351.500]
Adnexal Diseases [C13.351.500.056]
Fallopian Tube Diseases [C13.351.500.056.390]
Salpingitis [C13.351.500.056.390.890]
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [C13.351.500.056.750]
Salpingitis [C13.351.500.056.750.875]

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