Noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children

Laura Merlini, Mehrak Anooshiravani, Aaron Vunda, Irene Borzani, Marcello Napolitano, Sylviane Hanquinet
In: Pediatric Radiology · 2008 · vol. 38(12) , pp. 1330–1337 · doi:10.1007/s00247-008-1034-3 · PMID:18936935 · W2094106533
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This paper describes noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children, highlighting the role of various imaging techniques in diagnosis.

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This pediatric radiology paper describes noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children and adolescents, focusing on diagnostic imaging rather than inflammatory disease. The authors review how hysterosalpingography, ultrasound (including Doppler/color), computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging characterize different rare tubal abnormalities. The key finding is that these noninflammatory conditions can produce detectable imaging patterns that are important for differential diagnosis of tubal disease. The paper’s main limitation is that it is based on a radiologic overview of uncommon pediatric cases rather than prospective outcome data. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Noninflammatory tubal abnormalities are rare in children and usually not well covered by traditional educational material. The presenting symptoms are nonspecific and are common to many other conditions, so its preoperative diagnosis is rarely made. The purpose of this study was to review the hospital charts and imaging findings in children and sexually inactive adolescents who showed fallopian tube pathology. Understanding of the pertinent findings of previous imaging examinations might assist radiologists in making the correct preoperative diagnosis and increase the likelihood of preserving the fallopian tubes. The clinical entities described in this article include isolated tubal torsion, paratubal cysts, hydrosalpinx, undescended/ectopic fallopian tube, and tubal inguinal hernia.
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Noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children Published inPediatric radiology, vol. 38, no. 12, p. 1330-1337 Collection - Open Access - Licence nationale Springer Publication date2008 Abstract Keywords - Adolescent - Child - Diagnosis, Differential - Fallopian Tube Diseases/diagnosis - Fallopian Tubes/pathology/ultrasonography - Female - Humans - Hysterosalpingography/methods - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods - Rare Diseases - Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods - Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color/methods Citation (ISO format) MERLINI, Laura et al. Noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children. In: Pediatric radiology, 2008, vol. 38, n° 12, p. 1330–1337. doi: 10.1007/s00247-008-1034-3 Main files (1) Article (Published version) Identifiers - PID : unige:1396 - DOI : 10.1007/s00247-008-1034-3 - PMID : 18936935 Additional URL for this publicationhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/l87061xm27133041/fulltext.html Journal ISSN0301-0449

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