Journal article
Acute Pelvic Pain
Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Vol.37(2), pp.207-218
05/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.012
PMID: 30940367
Abstract
Acute pelvic pain has gynecologic and nongynecologic causes, and distinguishing between them can be difficult in the emergency department. Ovarian cysts, adnexal torsion, and pelvic inflammatory disease are conditions that emergency physicians must be able to identify. Pelvic pathologic condition can be readily assessed with ultrasound but has significant limitations. Adnexal torsion can occur despite normal vasculature on ultrasound with Doppler; patients with significant pain or risk factors may require exploratory laparotomy. Emergency physicians and clinicians must be prepared to manage all aspects of pelvic emergencies, both gynecologic and nongynecologic.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Creators
- Kayla Dewey - University of Rochester Medical CenterCory Wittrock - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Vol.37(2), pp.207-218
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.012
- PMID
- 30940367
- ISSN
- 0733-8627
- eISSN
- 1558-0539
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2019
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984297134802771
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