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Table 2 Recommendations of surgery for tubo-ovarian abscesses

From: An extremely rare case of tubo-ovarian abscesses involving corynebacterium striatum as causative agent

Emergency surgery [15]

 ✓ Abscess rupture suspected

 ✓ Signs of sepsis, such as low blood pressure, tachycardia, or tachypnea

 ✓ Acute abdominal pain

Surgery or drainage [15, 16]

 ✓ Abscess diameter >8 cm

 ✓ No therapeutic reaction 48 h after administration of antibiotics

Consideration of surgery [17]

 ✓ Postmenopausal patient