Hydrosalpinx
Sign in to saveA hydrosalpinx is a condition that occurs when a fallopian tube is blocked and fills with serous or clear fluid near the ovary (distal to the uterus). The blocked tube may become substantially distended giving the tube a characteristic sausage-like or retort-like shape. The condition is often bilateral and the affected tubes may reach several centimeters in diameter. The blocked tubes cause infertility. A fallopian tube filled with blood is a hematosalpinx, and with pus a pyosalpinx.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Hydrosalpinx is referenced by 141 other articles, and connects out to antibiotic, ovulation and polycystic ovary syndrome.
It is catalogued under the topic Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Hydrosalpinx
- Medical condition (new).image
- Hydrosalpinx (left).jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Left hydrosalpinx on gynecologic ultrasonography
- Medical condition (new).field
- Gynecology
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
Show 2 more facts
- health specialty
- gynaecology
- Commons category
- Hydrosalpinx
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Management
- IVF
- History
- References
- External links
A hydrosalpinx is a condition that occurs when a fallopian tube is blocked and fills with serous or clear fluid near the ovary (distal to the uterus). The blocked tube may become substantially distended giving the tube a characteristic sausage-like or retort-like shape. The condition is often bilateral and the affected tubes may reach several centimeters in diameter. The blocked tubes cause infertility. A fallopian tube filled with blood is a hematosalpinx, and with pus a pyosalpinx.
Hydrosalpinx is a composite of the Greek words ὕδωρ (hydōr – "water") and σάλπιγξ (sálpinx – "trumpet"); its plural is hydrosalpinges.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydrosalpinx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.