Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3272550 | Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction | 2012 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease is difficult. We focus on a systematic literature review to study diagnostic values of history-taking, clinical examination, laboratory tests and imagery. After this literature review, we build a diagnostic model for pelvic inflammatory disease. This diagnostic model is built on two major criteria: presence of adnexal tenderness or cervical motion tenderness. Additional minor criteria, increasing the likelihood of the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease were added based on their specificity and their positive likelihood ratio. These minor criteria are supported by history-taking, clinical examination, laboratory tests and also on relevant ultrasonographic criteria.
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Authors
J. Bouquier, A. Fauconnier, W. Fraser, A. Dumont, C. Huchon,