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13 Complicated Pelvic Inammatory Disease
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Fig. 13.9 (a) Laparoscopic image of a left ovarian mass consistent with abscess and disseminated purulent uid. (b)
Appearance after excision of the mass and irrigation of the pelvis. (Reproduced with permission from [73] under the CC BY 2.5)
13.10.4 Obstetric Management
CS is the most common mode of delivery [54].
With late decelerations, fetal bradycardia, or an
increase in uterine contractions of a viable fetus,
CS is performed during operative treatment of
ruptured PID [60]. In near-term pregnancy,
induction of labor is recommended. When the
fetus is removed from the source of infection, any
antibiotic can be administered to the mother.
Also, if conservative therapy fails, laparoscopy is
technically easier with the smaller uterus in the
postpartum period [156].
13.11 Prognosis
13.11.1 Maternal Outcome
13.11.1.1 Tubo-Ovarian Abscess
At the beginning of the twentieth century, maternal survival was excellent, with more cases of
pelvic tuberculosis during pregnancy [157]. With
completely changed underlying microbial ora
causing complicated PID in pregnancy, the
maternal outcome is still excellent, with survival
approaching 100% [73, 158]. Delay in diagnosis
and treatment, especially with ruptured TOA
causing peritonitis, increases the possibility of
maternal mortality and morbidity [56]. Fertility
impairment following TOA results from postinammatory tubal obstruction [159].
b
Compared to non-PID patients, PID patients
have approximately 2× higher risk of preterm
labor and ectopic pregnancy [160].
Due to a small number of patients and various PID stages, firm conclusions cannot be
made. Surgical and percutaneous intervention
carries 50% of the spontaneous abortion rate
in first- trimester pregnancies. The TOA caused
by TVOR seems to be better maintained during pregnancy, and the perinatal outcome is
better than the naturally occurring TOA [67].
Surgical and percutaneous intervention could
have a similar 50% abortion rate during the
first trimester. During 14–20 weeks of pregnancy, the cases are exceptionally rare, and
conclusions cannot be made. After 20weeks
of gestation, surgical treatment has a high
delivery rate but cannot be compared to other
methods performed in 1–3 patients [67].
Spontaneous TOA and TOA after TVOR have
similar ratios (3:1) of delivery and abortion
after 20 weeks of gestation. Through all trimesters, TOA without therapy has a 100%
abortion rate [67].
13.11.1.2 Ovarian Abscess
Tenani, in 1921, reported the rupture of a pyoovarium during the second stage of labor, followed by maternal streptococci peritonitis and
death [49]. Currently, maternal survival is 100%
[27, 72]. Pelvic actinomycosis has low virulence,
which is probably why spontaneous abortion

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does not occur. The preterm labor rate could be
increased, but the number of cases is too small
for denitive conclusions [27, 28].
13.11.1.3 Surgical Complications
Surgical complications inuence further pregnancy and delivery, including surgical site
infections, increased intra-abdominal pressure,
and burst abdomen (see Chap. 22) [152].
13.11.2 Fetal Outcome
Fetal and neonatal mortality combined is 10.3–
50% [54, 161, 162]. The majority of births are at
term [54]. Term delivery results from surgical
[133, 163] or antibiotic [164] treatment during
pregnancy. Live births have a high incidence of
associated morbidities, such as neurological
sequelae [161, 162]. Neonates can develop earlyor late-onset sepsis and often have no apparent
perinatal risk factor [162]. Reasons for the
increase of pneumococcal neonatal sepsis
recently may be the following: (1) increased rates
of genital S. pneumoniae colonization due to
changes in sexual practice (i.e., increased orogenital sex); (2) improved laboratory isolation
techniques; (3) the increased use of antimicrobials for prevention of group B streptococcal disease selecting for more resistant pathogens such
as S. pneumoniae [165]; and (4) publication bias
with positive cases being published more frequently [161]. Possibly the type of bacteria dictates the rate of fetal loss (spontaneous abortion).
The most common is type II atrial septal defect
(Or 4.2) [166].
Acute PID in pregnancy results in an increased
rate of congenital cardiovascular anomalies (OR
2.6).
Up to 1971, gonorrheal salpingitis/TOA had
50% fetal loss [126].
Fruhinsholz and Feuillade, in 1924, in their
classical paper dealing with utero-adnexal tuberculosis and pregnancy, referred to cases reported
by various observers of normal pregnancy following conservative surgery for pelvic tuberculosis [157]. Today, pelvic tuberculosis in pregnancy
is extremely rare.
13.11.2.1 Acute Salpingitis
Previously, the fetal outcome was poor. Up to
1993, the average gestational age at diagnosis
was 12 weeks; 27% of patients reached term
pregnancy and delivered; 40% resulted in spontaneous abortions, 13% in stillbirth, and 7% in premature delivery with fetal death [167].
13.11.2.2 Tubo-Ovarian Abscess
Several possible explanations for the role of
infection in reducing pregnancy success have
been suggested, especially during IVF-ET pregnancy with PID. Introducing endotoxin-releasing bacteria into the peritoneal cavity during
TVOR may induce abortion by promoting the
release of prostaglandins, catecholamines, and
cortisol, which play a role in the termination of
pregnancy. Moreover, local inammatory reactions and fever may also affect pregnancy success rates [168].
Overall fetal loss was 36.8%, and surgically
treated patients included 92.9% of overall fetal
loss [60]. Pregnancy loss occurred in 90%, with
TOA developing before 24 weeks of gestation
[105]. The fetal survival rate of those pregnancies
complicated by a TOA late in the second trimester was 33% [106, 169]. The fetal mortality rate
after PID from IVF-ET depends on the gestational age and reaches 40–50% overall [107,
138]. A full-term pregnancy is reached in 1/3 of
cases [107].
13.11.2.3 Ovarian Abscess
Fetal mortality from OA depends on many factors. Different authors claim different survival.
Some claim extremely low fetal survival, with
live cases delivered prematurely with severe fetal
complications [56, 73, 87]. Others claim excellent survival of healthy newborns [27, 72].
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Abstract
Vernix caseosa (VC) peritonitis is an
extremely rare, poorly recognized complication caused by an inammatory response to
amniotic uid spilled into the maternal peritoneal cavity. Two classic forms are recognized: VC peritonitis and VC granuloma. The
third form is meconium peritonitis/granuloma. Meconium, apart from detritus and
digestive tract secretions, also contains
ingested amnion with lanugo hair. With fetal
distress, the fetal intestine empties. VC complications present during the rst postpartum
days with abdominal pain and pyrexia.
Nausea, vomiting, and dyspnea due to diaphragmatic irritation are common. Contrastenhanced abdominal CT reveals multiple oval
rim-enhancing peritoneal lesions commonly
misinterpreted. Nonoperative treatment
includes antibiotics and steroids with a low
success rate. Surgical treatment includes
lavage with the removal of all masses.
Incorrect preoperative diagnosis results in
removing many intra-abdominal organs
commonly attributed to malignancy. Maternal
survival is excellent, but the sequel is common with operative and nonoperative
treatment.
14.1 Denition andHistorical
Perspective
Vernix caseosa peritonitis (VCP) is an extremely
rare, poorly recognized complication caused by
an inammatory response to amniotic uid spilled
into the maternal peritoneal cavity. The term ver-
nix caseosa (VC) rst appeared in 1846 in the
Dunglison Dictionary of Medical Sciences. The
rst description of the term VCP was by Martin
S.Krumerman and Gerald J.Pouliot in 1976 after
the Cesarean section (CS) [1]. It was an unreported complication before the era of CS.
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14.2 Incidence
Less than 40 cases of VCP have been reported to
date [2–6]. However, the incidence of VCP is
undoubtedly underestimated because many cases
with mild symptoms likely go unnoticed.
14.3 Pathology
14.3.1 Physiology ofVernix Caseosa
Birth is a state of rapid transition from the highhumidity aqueous intrauterine environment to the
characteristically low-humidity (typically 20–40%)
extrauterine environment. VC is the cheese-like
substance covering the skin of the newborn, unique
to humans during the last trimester of pregnancy,
unique to humans. This material in the amniotic
uid consists of an admixture of (1) fetal desquamated, anucleate, squamous, epithelial cells, (2)
lanugo hair shafts, and (3) sebaceous glandular
secretion. Biochemical studies have revealed the
presence of lipids (62.5%), proteins (36%), and
carbohydrates (1.5%) [7]. After delivery, VC dries
spontaneously on the skin. VC has multiple protective functions such as moisturizer, anti-infective,
antioxidant, and enhancer of the acid mantle development after birth [8]. VC undergoes a substantial
change during birth and is transferred from an
aqueous, warm, and sterile environment to a gaseous, colder, and xenobiotic-containing environment postnatally [9]. Differences exist in VC
composition between newborn boys and girls.
Higher proportions of wax esters and triacylglycerols with longer hydrocarbon chains were observed
in newborn girls [10]. The gestational age was
likely to affect branched-chain fatty acids concentrations, with the VC and meconium branchedchain fatty acids content being signicantly higher
in full-term infants than in preterm infants [11]. VC
is more prominent following CS than after vaginal
births [12]. VC is absent in very low birth weight
premature infants [8].
14.3.2 Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis/
Granuloma
(Unawareness of) VC commonly results in
appendectomy. Only microscopic examination
demonstrates multiple brinocellular exudates
on the appendiceal serosa (Fig. 14.1a). The
inammatory cells include an admixture of neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and macrophages aggregated about anucleate squamous
cells having wrinkled borders (Fig. 14.1b).
Occasionally, a foreign body giant cell reaction is
present (Fig.14.1c). Besides, a lanugo hair shaft
surrounded by inammatory cells can be identied (Fig. 14.1d). There are intense hyperemia
and hemorrhagic foci. The anucleate squamous
cells show strong positivity for AE1/AE3 cytokeratin (Fig. 14.1e). Proliferating (reactive)
submesothelial spindle cells also display strong
positivity for AE1/AE3 cytokeratin. The squamous cells are arranged as single or in groups,
and the cheesy exudate is brinous.
The predominant type of inammatory cells
depends on the duration of VCP.Neutrophils are
predominant soon after delivery. After several
days, an acute and foreign body inammatory
reaction will usually be evident. Weeks after
delivery, granulomatous foreign body reactions
predominate [13, 14].
14.3.3 Intraperitoneal Meconium
Peritonitis/Granuloma
Differential diagnosis from maternal meconium
peritonitis could be difcult due to many similarities. Meconium peritonitis/granuloma characterizes numerous eosinophils scattered
irregularly throughout the process. There are
many giant cells with organized epithelioid
tubercles. Within these cells, vacuoles contain a
yellow-brown pigmented material arranged in
cords and sheets; the latter stained positive for
bile [15].

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b
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c
Fig. 14.1 (a) Appendiceal biopsy shows normal mucosa,
underlying muscularis propria (black arrow), and a serosal inammatory inltrate (blue arrows) centered around
fetal squamous cells (purple arrow) (H&E; ×20) [16]; (b)
Scattered anucleate squamous cells are surrounded by a
mixed inammatory inltrate. The arrow indicates an
anucleate squamous cell (H&E; ×200); (c) Mixed inammatory inltrates with the presence of a multinucleated
14.4 Pathophysiology
14.4.1 Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis/
Granuloma
Spillage of VC into the peritoneal cavity incites
an inammatory reaction causing symptoms
resembling an acute abdomen. The leakage of
amniotic uid results from the following:
• Antenatal or intrapartum tubal reux [2, 13],
• Premature rupture of membranes [17],
• Uterine perforation/rupture,
• Rupture of ovarian mature cystic teratoma,
• CS [14].
giant cell. This cell shows rests of squamous cells engulfed
in its cytoplasm (H&E; ×200); (d) Lanugo hair shaft
amidst inammatory cells (H&E; ×400); (e) Anucleate
squamous cells and proliferating submesothelial cells
show strong positivity for AE1/AE3 cytokeratin. The
arrow points to an aggregate of anucleate squamous cells
(Cytokeratin; ×200) [3]
Tubal reux of amniotic uid will not occur
unless some disruption of the natural decidual–
tubal barrier occurs or intrauterine pressure differences facilitate ow in this direction rather
than through the cervix. In the normal gravid
uterus of four or more months’ gestation, intact
membranes, decidual hypertrophy, stromal
edema, placentation, and the cervical mucus plug
usually occlude the cavity [17].
Most cases were diagnosed in the postpartum
period after uneventful CS.The spillage of amniotic uid into the peritoneal cavity at CS is almost
inevitable and usually insignicant. However, in
some cases, it can be the trigger for a peritoneal
reaction. The exact mechanism leading to the
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