Chapter 14 - Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)»Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)»Salpingitis, unspecified (N70.91)
N70.91
Salpingitis, unspecified
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Salpingitis2 drugs (2 approved)
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)