Clinical indications for pelvic surgery

Pelvic lesions which require surgical treatment are primarily inflammatory, neo-plastic or mechanical, or a combination of any of these types. Surgery is recommended for conditions such as certain benign ovarian tumors, hydrosalpinx, ectopic pregnancy, large uterine fibroids, etc. Surgery is not advisable in such conditions as corpus luteum cysts and acute salpingitis or postabortal inflammatory disease.