SALPINGITIS ISTHMICA NODOSA

Course overview

SALPINGITIS ISTHMICA NODOSA (SIN) OCCASIONALLY REFERRED TO AS DIVERTICULOSIS OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBE IS A COMMON FINDING IN PATIENTS INVESTIGATED FOR ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES OR INFERTILITY. ITS ETIOLOGY IS STILL DEBATED, HOWEVER, IT IS LIKELY THE RESULT OF AN ACQUIRED PROCESS. THE MANAGEMENT OF SIN IS AIMED AT RESTORING AND MAINTAINING FERTILITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGICAL THEORIES, HISTOPATHOLOGY, HISTORY, INVESTIGATIONS, AND TREATMENT OF LABYRINTHITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.