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The imaging findings of typical and atypical genital and gynecologic infections

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Genital and gynecologic infections are common medical problems, affecting millions of women worldwide. The spectrum of these infections extends from the labia, including processes such as necrotizing fasciitis and anogenital warts, to the upper reproductive tracts in conditions including endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease. Although often a clinical diagnosis, the radiologist plays an important role in determining the etiology of acute abdominal and pelvic pain as well as facilitating the diagnosis for cases which are not clinically straightforward. Imaging also plays an important role in assessing the complications and sequelae of these conditions, including infertility, chronic abdominal and pelvic pain, and pelvic adhesions. Familiarity with the appearances of these infections, their complications, and their potential mimics on sonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and hysterosalpingography is important for timely diagnosis and optimal clinical outcomes.

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Hilary L. P. Orlowski, Vincent M. Mellnick & Cary Siegel

  2. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA

    Nirvikar Dahiya & Christine O. Menias

  3. Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, 259 First Street, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA

    Douglas S. Katz

  4. Department of Radiology, Stanford University Hospital, 725 Welch Road, Room 1667, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Stephanie T. Chang

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Orlowski, H.L.P., Mellnick, V.M., Dahiya, N. et al. The imaging findings of typical and atypical genital and gynecologic infections. Abdom Radiol 41, 2294–2309 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0749-0

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