Ultrasound of the Pediatric Female Pelvis

Pelvic pain is a common indication for ultrasound examinations in female pediatric patients. Many pathological processes affect the female pelvis in childhood. Knowledge of the normal ultrasound appearance of the pelvic organs is the basis for the recognition of pathologic findings. Pelvic pain in c...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 2008-04, Vol.29 (2), p.98-113
Main Authors: Stranzinger, Enno, MD, Strouse, Peter J., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Amenorrhea - diagnostic imaging
Amenorrhea - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genital Diseases, Female - diagnostic imaging
Genital Diseases, Female - pathology
Genitalia, Female - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Infant
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Pelvic Pain - diagnostic imaging
Puberty, Precocious - diagnostic imaging
Radiology
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Uterine Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Pelvic pain is a common indication for ultrasound examinations in female pediatric patients. Many pathological processes affect the female pelvis in childhood. Knowledge of the normal ultrasound appearance of the pelvic organs is the basis for the recognition of pathologic findings. Pelvic pain in children is a nonspecific clinical finding often prompting use of ultrasound. Other indications for pelvic ultrasound in female children include workup of cysts seen on fetal ultrasound, urogenital malformations in newborns, precocious puberty, vaginal discharge or abnormal bleeding, and amenorrhea. Knowledge of differential diagnosis for disease processes of the female pelvic organs is essential. Ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating the pediatric female pelvis.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1053/j.sult.2007.12.002