PMID- 21415195
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110816
LR  - 20220318
IS  - 1527-1323 (Electronic)
IS  - 0271-5333 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 2
DP  - 2011 Mar-Apr
TI  - Fallopian tube disease in the nonpregnant patient.
PG  - 527-48
LID - 10.1148/rg.312105090 [doi]
AB  - The increasing use of imaging necessitates familiarity with a wide variety of 
      pathologic conditions, both common and rare, that affect the fallopian tube. 
      These conditions should be considered in the differential diagnosis for pelvic 
      disease in the nonpregnant patient. The most common condition is pelvic 
      inflammatory disease, which represents a spectrum ranging from salpingitis to 
      pyosalpinx to tubo-ovarian abscess. Isolated tubal torsion is rare but is 
      nevertheless an important diagnosis to consider in the acute setting. 
      Hematosalpinx in a nonpregnant patient can be an indicator of tubal 
      endometriosis; however, care should be taken to exclude tubal torsion or 
      malignancy. Current evidence suggests that the prevalence of primary fallopian 
      tube carcinoma (PFTC) is underestimated and that there is a relationship between 
      PFTC and breast cancer. PFTC has characteristic imaging features that can aid in 
      its detection and in differentiating it from other pelvic masses. Familiarity 
      with fallopian tube disease and the imaging appearances of both the normal and 
      abnormal fallopian tube is crucial for optimal diagnosis and management in 
      emergent as well as ambulatory settings.
CI  - (c) RSNA, 2011.
FAU - Rezvani, Maryam
AU  - Rezvani M
AD  - Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. 
      maryam.rezvani@hsc.utah.edu
FAU - Shaaban, Akram M
AU  - Shaaban AM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Radiographics
JT  - Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North 
      America, Inc
JID - 8302501
SB  - IM
MH  - Fallopian Tube Diseases/*diagnosis
MH  - Fallopian Tubes/*pathology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hysterosalpingography/*methods
MH  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis
MH  - Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods
EDAT- 2011/03/19 06:00
MHDA- 2011/08/17 06:00
CRDT- 2011/03/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/03/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/03/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/08/17 06:00 [medline]
AID - 31/2/527 [pii]
AID - 10.1148/rg.312105090 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Radiographics. 2011 Mar-Apr;31(2):527-48. doi: 10.1148/rg.312105090.