Ultrasound evaluation of pelvic pain

Smbat Amirbekian; Regina J Hooley

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.008

Ultrasound evaluation of pelvic pain

Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 Nov;52(6):1215-35. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.008. Epub 2014 Nov 4.

Authors

Smbat Amirbekian¹, Regina J Hooley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA. Electronic address: smbat.amirbekian@yale.edu.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA.

PMID: 25444102
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.07.008

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Acute; Chronic; Pain; Pelvic; Pregnant; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / complications
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Genital Diseases, Female / complications
Genital Diseases, Female / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Intrauterine Device Migration / adverse effects
Ovarian Diseases / complications
Ovarian Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Pelvic Pain / diagnostic imaging*
Pelvic Pain / etiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Torsion Abnormality / complications
Torsion Abnormality / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography