Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis
Ultrasound technology with or without color Doppler allows a real-time evaluation of the entire female pelvis including gynecologic and non-gynecological organs, as well as their pathology. As ultrasound is an accurate tool for gynecological diagnosis and is less invasive and less expensive than oth...
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| author | Betlem Graupera Maria Ángela Pascual Stefano Guerriero Jean Laurent Browne Beatriz Valero Silvia Ajossa Serena Springer Juan Luis Alcázar |
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| description | Ultrasound technology with or without color Doppler allows a real-time evaluation of the entire female pelvis including gynecologic and non-gynecological organs, as well as their pathology. As ultrasound is an accurate tool for gynecological diagnosis and is less invasive and less expensive than other techniques, it should be the first imaging modality used in the evaluation of the female pelvis. We present a miscellany of non-gynecological pelvic images observed during the realization of gynecological ultrasound. Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound is the first choice among diagnostic techniques for the study of the female pelvis, providing information about gynecological and extra-gynecological organs, allowing for an orientation toward the pathology of a specific organ or system as well as for additional tests to be performed that are necessary for definitive diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6e82afbfb034e188bef229e65e4c3722023-12-03T14:55:03ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182022-07-01127169310.3390/diagnostics12071693Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female PelvisBetlem Graupera0Maria Ángela Pascual1Stefano Guerriero2Jean Laurent Browne3Beatriz Valero4Silvia Ajossa5Serena Springer6Juan Luis Alcázar7Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, 08028 Barcelona, SpainCentro Integrato di Procreazione Medicalmente Assistita (PMA) e Diagnostica Ostetrico-Ginecologica, Blocco Q, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria-Policlinico Duilio Casula, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, 08028 Barcelona, SpainCentro Integrato di Procreazione Medicalmente Assistita (PMA) e Diagnostica Ostetrico-Ginecologica, Blocco Q, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria-Policlinico Duilio Casula, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, ItalyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, SpainUltrasound technology with or without color Doppler allows a real-time evaluation of the entire female pelvis including gynecologic and non-gynecological organs, as well as their pathology. As ultrasound is an accurate tool for gynecological diagnosis and is less invasive and less expensive than other techniques, it should be the first imaging modality used in the evaluation of the female pelvis. We present a miscellany of non-gynecological pelvic images observed during the realization of gynecological ultrasound. Transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound is the first choice among diagnostic techniques for the study of the female pelvis, providing information about gynecological and extra-gynecological organs, allowing for an orientation toward the pathology of a specific organ or system as well as for additional tests to be performed that are necessary for definitive diagnosis.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/7/1693ultrasoundcolor Dopplerfemale pelvisextra-gynecological disease |
| spellingShingle | Betlem Graupera Maria Ángela Pascual Stefano Guerriero Jean Laurent Browne Beatriz Valero Silvia Ajossa Serena Springer Juan Luis Alcázar Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis Diagnostics ultrasound color Doppler female pelvis extra-gynecological disease |
| title | Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis |
| title_full | Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis |
| title_fullStr | Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis |
| title_short | Extra-Gynecological Pelvic Pathology: A Challenge in the Differential Diagnosis of the Female Pelvis |
| title_sort | extra gynecological pelvic pathology a challenge in the differential diagnosis of the female pelvis |
| topic | ultrasound color Doppler female pelvis extra-gynecological disease |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/7/1693 |
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