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Transvaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of tubo‐ovarian abscess
Author(s) -
TEISALA K.,
HEIN P. K.,
PUNN R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb01745.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , ultrasound , pelvic inflammatory disease , surgery , transvaginal ultrasound , sedation , radiology
Summary. Transvaginal ultrasound showed tubo‐ovarian abscess in 10 patients admitted for acute pelvic inflammatory disease, and transvaginal ultrasound‐guided aspiration of tubo‐ovarian abscess was performed under antimicrobial treatment. Only light sedation was required and the procedure was well tolerated by the patients. The short‐term recovery of all patients was quick and uncomplicated. This new technique is a useful alternative for the diagnosis and treatment of tuboovarian abscess.