title: Pictorial essay: common and uncommon CT features of acute pelvic pain in the woman.
abstract: Acute pelvic pain in women is a frequent cause of emergency hospital admission. Because the source may be either gynaecological or non-gynaecologic and because of the complex anatomy of the pelvic area, the differential diagnosis of the underlying disease is extensive. In such cases ultrasonography is the procedure of choice, as it leads to a diagnosis in most cases. Sometimes, however, when the sonographic findings are non-diagnostic or disagree with the clinical picture, especially in acutely ill patients, a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis can assist in the diagnosis. We present the CT features of different gynaecological and non-gynaecological conditions in women presenting to the Emergency Room with acute pelvic pain.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale A. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Stefanella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merola
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Lutio Di Castelguidone
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cinque
authors.forename: Luigia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed