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OF ULTRASOUND IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PELVIC PAIN AND ENDOMETRIOSIS
Jason Abbott MRANZCOG MRCOG, Associate Lecturer Endo-Gynaecology,
University of New South Wales and Royal Hospital for Women
Thierry Vancaillie FRANZCOG, Associate Professor Endo-Gynaecology,
University of New South Wales and Royal Hospital for Women
Introduction
Ultrasound is an important tool in the assessment of pelvic
pain in the female. Trans-abdominal and trans-vaginal scanning
has many advantages, including its availability, lack of
radiation, relatively low cost (compared to computerised
tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ability
to assess the female genital tract with greater precision
than CT, and ability to add tactile information to diagnosis
using probe compression and correlating this with localised
tenderness. We will first briefly examine the role of ultrasound
in the management of common causes of pelvic pain and then
review in detail the role of ultrasound in endometriosis.
Citation
Abbott J, Vancaillie T. Role of ultrasound in the management
of pelvic pain and endometriosis. ASUM Bulletin 2002.1:14-19
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