title: Computed tomography of tuboovarian abscesses.
abstract: The CT findings of tuboovarian abscesses are described in three consecutive patients who had both CT and surgery. Computed tomography showed fluid-density adnexal masses having visible walls, septations, and indistinct borders, with anterior displacement of the mesosalpinx, hydroureter, and increased density of the fat and ligaments anterior to the sacrum. These findings are not specific but suggest the diagnosis of tuboovarian abscesses in an appropriate clinical context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilbur
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography