Specialty urology ICD-9-CM 614.4 | ICD-10 N73.0-N73.2 MeSH D010249 | |
Parametritis is an inflammation of the parametrium (connective tissue adjacent to the uterus).
It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Parametritis is inflammation of the ligaments around the uterus. Parametritis is different from perimetritis which is inflammation of the serosa surrounding the uterus.
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