Magnetic resonance imaging findings among women with tubercular tubo-ovarian masses.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women with tubercular tubo-ovarian masses.


METHODS
Twenty-four women with a confirmed diagnosis of tubercular tubo-ovarian masses underwent MRI. The findings were compared with laparotomy/laparoscopy results wherever possible.


RESULTS
The mean age was 30.7 years and the mean parity was 1.5. The main symptom in 37.5% of patients was infertility. The MRI findings included unilateral definitive tubo-ovarian masses (n=4 [16.7%]); bilateral definitive tubo-ovarian masses (n=4 [16.7%]); unilateral hydrosalpinx (n=8 [33.3%]); bilateral hydrosalpinx (n=4 [16.7%]); unilateral adnexal cyst (n=4 [16.7%]), tuberculous deposits on the liver (n=1 [4.2%]); and cervical growth (n=1 [4.2%]). Other associated findings were endometriosis (n=2 [8.3%]), inclusion cyst (n=1 [4.2%]), subserous fibroid (n=1 [4.2%]), sacroiliac joint arthritis (n=1 [4.2%]), and enteritis (n=1 [4.2%]).


CONCLUSIONS
MRI seems to be a useful modality for the diagnosis of tubercular tubo-ovarian masses.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Jai B
JB
Sharma
Debjyoti
D
Karmakar
Smriti
S
Hari
Neeta
N
Singh
Shakti P
SP
Singh
Sunesh
S
Kumar
Kallol K
KK
Roy
D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult