Imaging of acute pelvic pain
| Autor: | Marijana Basta Nikolic, Aleksandar Spasic, Sanja Stojanovic, Olivera Nikolic, Darka Hadnadjev Simonji, Dragan Nikolic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Diagnostic Imaging
Male Urologic Diseases medicine.medical_specialty Gastrointestinal Diseases business.industry Urinary system Medical evaluation Review Article General Medicine Acute pelvic pain Pelvic Pain Acute Pain Humans Medicine Female Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Vascular Diseases Radiology Differential diagnosis business Genital Diseases Female |
| Zdroj: | Br J Radiol |
| ISSN: | 1748-880X 0007-1285 |
| DOI: | 10.1259/bjr.20210281 |
| Popis: | Acute pelvic pain (APP) requires urgent medical evaluation and treatment. Differential diagnosis of APP is broad, including a variety of gynecologic and non-gynecologic/ urinary, gastrointestinal, vascular and other entities. Close anatomical and physiological relations of pelvic structures, together with similar clinical presentation of different disorders and overlapping of symptoms, especially in the emergency background, make the proper diagnosis of APP challenging. Imaging plays a crucial role in the fast and precise diagnosis of APP. Ultrasonography is the first-line imaging modality, often accompanied by CT, while MRI is utilized in specific cases, using short, tailored protocols. Recognizing the cause of APP in females is a challenging task, due to the wide spectrum of possible origin and overlap of their imaging features. Therefore, the radiologist has to be familiar with the possible causes of APP, and, relying on clinical presentation, together with laboratory findings, choose the best imaging strategy in order to establish a fast and accurate diagnosis. |
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