Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected salpingo-oophoritis.

There is a potential role for laparoscopy in the management of patients with suspected salpingo-oophoritis. It would be helpful in establishing the diagnosis in patients who are admitted with a clinical diagnosis of salpingo-oophoritis. Laparoscopy also would be beneficial in the long-term evaluation of fertility of patients treated for salpingo-oophoritis. Finally, this technique will delineate the microbiologic details of patients with endosalpingitis. How frequently laparoscopy should be employed will be dependent upon findings from prospective studies.