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Case Report
Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and its association with endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature
1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, Dun Karm Street, Msida, Malta
2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
3 Medical Imaging Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
4 Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
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Marie Claire Vassallo
(Registrar), Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, Dun Karm Street, Msida,
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Article ID: 100050Z08MV2019
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Vassallo MC, Collict M, Cortis K, DeGaetano J, Formosa M. Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and its association with endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2019;5:100050Z08MV2019.ABSTRACT
A case of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis is presented in a 36-year-old woman with a longstanding history of chronic pelvic pain on a background of endometriosis. The presentation of endometriosis in this case is that of hemorrhagic ascites which is a rare occurrence. Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis is a rare form of chronic inflammation involving the fallopian tube, and it is characterized by the presence of lipid-laden macrophages and other chronic inflammatory cells within the wall of the fallopian tube. There are only a few cases of xanthogranulomatous inflammation affecting the female genital tract which are reported in the medical literature.
Keywords: Endometriosis, Fallopian tube, Hemorrhagic ascites, Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis
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Author Contributions
Marie Claire Vassallo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mandy Collict - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Kelvin Cortis - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
James DeGaetano - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mark Formosa - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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