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OB GYN

Inflammatory Disease

  • Ovarian Vein Thrombosis: Causes
    - Postpartum complication
    - s/p pelvic surgery
    - Post abortion sepsis
    - Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • Tubo-Ovarian Abscess: CT Findings
    - Thick walled mass in an adnexal location with fluid attenuation
    - Septa
    - Indistinct borders between uterus and adjacent bowel loops
    - Anterior displacement of the mesosalpinx
    - Gas bubbles within the mass
  • CT Findings of PID
    - Usually normal in cases of uncomplicated, acute salpingitis
    - With progression into tubo-ovarian abscess:
    - Bilateral thick-walled, low-attenuation adnexal masses, hydrosalpinx, ascites
    - Thick septations
    - Often with an associated serpiginous structure corresponding to a dilated, pus-filled fallopian tube
    - Gas uncommon