Acute and Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders

This chapter will cover common gynecological and non-gynecological causes of acute and chronic pelvic pain, with particular focus on the differential diagnosis and imaging characteristics. The relative frequency of each diagnosis by MRI or CT is listed in Table 1. Gynecologic disorders highly associated with chronic pelvic pain such as endometriosis, uterine leiomyomas, and adenomyosis are discussed in previous chapters in this book. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

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