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Is surgery a viable option for severe pelvic inflammatory disease?
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Infection: Pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) is an infectious process and the first line of treatment is with antibiotics, not surgery.
Answered 9/28/2016
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PID: If acute , antibiotics is treatment of choice. If abcess formation drainage is advised if peritonitis or severe abdominal pain surgery maybe option.
Answered 3/26/2013
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