Evaluation of Pelvic Pain: Can Ultrasound Do It All? 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.
- Ultrasound is usually the initial modality in the evaluation of pelvic pain, acute or chronic, especially when a gynecologic etiology is suspected. The role of other imaging modalities, primarily magnetic resonance imaging, is controversial. The objective of this program is to give different approaches in the diagnosis of pelvic pain, one advocating the use of ultrasound as sufficient and the other approach supporting a role for other modalities. Both views are presented. The learner attributes are patient care, medical knowledge, and practice-based learning and improvement.
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Pelvic Pain–CME Info
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Pelvic Pain–Part 1 Dr Bennett
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Pelvic Pain–Part 2 Dr Benacerraf
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