Noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children

Noninflammatory tubal abnormalities are rare in children and usually not well covered by traditional educational material. The presenting symptoms are nonspecific and are common to many other conditions, so its preoperative diagnosis is rarely made. The purpose of this study was to review the hospit...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2008-12, Vol.38 (12), p.1330-1337
Main Authors: Merlini, Laura, Anooshiravani, Mehrak, Vunda, Aaron, Borzani, Irene, Napolitano, Marcello, Hanquinet, Sylviane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Fallopian Tube Diseases - diagnosis
Fallopian Tubes - diagnostic imaging
Fallopian Tubes - pathology
Female
Humans
Hysterosalpingography - methods
Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Pictorial Essay
Radiology
Rare Diseases
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
Ultrasound
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Summary:Noninflammatory tubal abnormalities are rare in children and usually not well covered by traditional educational material. The presenting symptoms are nonspecific and are common to many other conditions, so its preoperative diagnosis is rarely made. The purpose of this study was to review the hospital charts and imaging findings in children and sexually inactive adolescents who showed fallopian tube pathology. Understanding of the pertinent findings of previous imaging examinations might assist radiologists in making the correct preoperative diagnosis and increase the likelihood of preserving the fallopian tubes. The clinical entities described in this article include isolated tubal torsion, paratubal cysts, hydrosalpinx, undescended/ectopic fallopian tube, and tubal inguinal hernia.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-008-1034-3