Ultrasound evaluation of pelvic pain

Smbat Amirbekian, Regina J. Hooley
Radiologic clinics of North America · 2014 · vol. 52(6) , pp. 1215–1235 · doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.008 · PMID:25444102 · W1972741816
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This paper reviews the use of ultrasound in evaluating pelvic pain, discussing its diagnostic capabilities for various gynecological and non-gynecological causes.

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Pelvic pain is a frequent complaint in women presenting to the emergency room or to a physician's office, and ultrasound should be considered the initial imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of women with pelvic pain. This article reviews the ultrasound imaging technique and provides a thorough differential of gynecologic and nongynecologic causes of both acute and chronic pelvic pain.

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Genital Diseases, Female Pelvic Pain Pregnancy Complications Diagnosis, Differential Female Foreign-Body Migration Foreign-Body Migration Foreign-Body Migration Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Female Humans Intrauterine Device Migration Intrauterine Device Migration Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications

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