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Chorioamnionitis CT scan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with chorioamnionitis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of chorioamnionitis, which include pelvic infections and abscesses, adrenal abscesses, and subphrenic abscess.
CT scan
CT scan
There are no CT scan findings associated with chorioamnionitis. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of chorioamnionitis, which include:
- Subphrenic abscess[1]
- Adrenal abscess[2]
- Pelvic infections and abscess (might be localized within the pouch of Douglas, fallopian tube, ovary, or parametric tissue) [3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Wong GY, Lam H (June 2008). “Subphrenic abscess after cesarean section in term pregnancy complicated by chorioamnionitis”. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 9 (3): 399–401. doi:10.1089/sur.2007.046. PMID 18570582.
- ↑ Eitan R, Zuckerman B, Raveh D, Beller U (May 2002). “Puerperal adrenal abscess complicating chorioamnionitis”. Obstet Gynecol. 99 (5 Pt 2): 909–11. doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01721-5. PMID 11975955.
- ↑ Mori N, Takigawa A, Kagawa N, Kenri T, Yoshida S, Shibayama K, Aoki Y (August 2016). “Pelvic abscess due to Mycoplasma hominis following caesarean section”. JMM Case Rep. 3 (4): e005059. doi:10.1099/jmmcr.0.005059. PMC 5330248. PMID 28348780.
- ↑ Khaliq K, Nama N, Lopez RA. PMID 31424876. Missing or empty
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