Open AccessMR Imaging of Abdominal Pain in Pregnant Women: A Review of Common Obstetric and Non-Obstetric Pathologies
Author(s) -
Lucia Manganaro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
hsoa journal of reproductive medicine gynaecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-2574
DOI - 10.24966/rmgo-2574/100093
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , abdominal pain , acute abdominal pain , etiology , maternal morbidity , obstetrics , radiology , surgery , pathology , genetics , biology
Acute abdominal pain in pregnancy is a common presenting symptom in the emergency setting, often requiring a quick imaging diagnosis to exclude etiologies associated with high maternal and fetal morbidity/mortality and guide proper patient management. Although US is the first-line imaging modality, many of the common causes of acute abdominal pain in pregnancy are not readily diagnosed sonographically.