Hydrosalpinx is an accumulation of pus in the fallopian tube. As a rule, it forms against the background of inflammation in the fallopian tube (salpingitis).
With sluggish and prolonged salpingitis, the hydrosalpinx, the treatment of which depends primarily on its shape, appears in the form of gluing fringes of the fallopian tube, where inflammatory exudate subsequently accumulates.
With an inactive process, the accumulation of pus in the fallopian tube may not cause any pain, and, as a rule, is detected by chance during an ultrasound examination of the pelvic area.
If a disease such as hydrosalpinx is detected, treatment should be timely, since untimely measures can lead to atrophy of the ciliary epithelium. Flicker of the cilia, which cover the fallopian tube, contribute to the movement of the egg into the uterine cavity. If the cilia are atrophied, the risk of infertility and ectopic pregnancy is significantly increased. That is why hydrosalpinx, treatment and diagnosis require increased attention from both the patient and specialists. In addition, hydrosalpinx is a source of infection, which creates the ideal environment for the existence and reproduction of bacteria.
In the absence of adequate treatment, connective cords (adhesions) are formed in the body that limit the inflammatory focus. So in the small pelvis, an adhesive process is formed , which can cause plastic peritonitis and increases the risk of infertility.
Hydrosalpinx: symptoms. Sometimes the disease is asymptomatic. Often patients complain of periodic pain in the lower abdomen. These symptoms are joined by inflammation, which leads to purulent processes.
In acute salpingitis, the hydrosalpinx forms with increased body temperature. With the inflammatory process, weakness occurs, pains bursting or pulsating in the inguinal region. Against this background, tachycardia develops.
The fallopian tubes with laparoscopy are thickened, with full-blooded and edematous fringes (fimbriae), with fibrin and pus or fluid in the tube. Later, when the inflammatory process subsides, the pus dissolves, and the cavity of the fallopian tubes expands. In this case, the pipe wall becomes thinner and more transparent, and the contents in it are watery. Thus, hydrosalpinx is formed.
Treatment of hydrosalpinx depends on the level of activity of the inflammatory process. As a rule, therapeutic measures include the use of phytotherapeutic and homeopathic remedies, vitamin therapy and modern physiotherapy. Among the physiotherapeutic procedures are laser phoresis, magnetophoresis, electrophoresis, which allow you to enter the medicine into the focus of inflammation without touching the liver, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, and avoid negative effects on internal organs.
If a woman is no longer planning a pregnancy, drug therapy is prescribed, which reduces inflammation and allows you to do without surgery. If a pregnancy is planned, it is necessary to restore the patency of the tubes by an operational method. During the operation, the lifetime of the hydrosalpinx is taken into account.
With the reversible condition of the pipe, salpingostomy is performed. At the same time, a new hole is made in the pipe, liquid is removed, after which new fringes are formed, which restores the functionality and throughput of the pipe. Thus, hydrosalpinx is treated with traditional methods with surgical intervention and further physiotherapeutic treatment. As an addition to the main methods, hydrosalpinx is treated with folk remedies ( Adam's root grass, adonis grass).