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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Surgery
Surgery isn't usually done to treat pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) unless it is needed to:
- Drain or remove a pocket of pus, such as a Reference tubo-ovarian abscess Opens New Window.
- Cut scar tissue that is causing pain. This hasn't been shown to relieve pain when the scarring is severe.Reference 3
Surgery—usually Reference laparoscopy Opens New Window— is sometimes used when a diagnosis is still unclear after other tests are done or when antibiotic treatment is not working.
Surgery choices
Procedures that may be used to diagnose and treat the complications of PID include:
- Reference Laparoscopy. The surgeon inserts a lighted viewing instrument through a very small cut (incision). He or she can look for signs of Reference ectopic pregnancy Opens New Window or infection and scar tissue and can make repairs if necessary.
- Reference Laparotomy. The surgeon makes a small cut to look inside the belly and make repairs if necessary.
- Reference Drainage of an abscess using a needle and syringe. The doctor usually uses ultrasound to clearly see where the needle is going. This makes an incision unnecessary.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference August 7, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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