Analysis Of The Common Ultrasound Findings In Patients With Pelvic Pain


For more Info, call us on
+234 8130 686 500
or
+234 8093 423 853
This research is aimed at assessing the common ultrasound findings in patient with pelvic pain. A retrospective study was done in Enugu scan centre, Ket, life chart and St.Michael diagnostic centres in Enugu. 1044 patients were scanned for pelvic pain from September 2010 to September 2011. The sonographic report showed that 442(42.34%) had uterine pathologies, 332(31.80%) had ovarian pathologies, 108(10.34%) had colon pathologies, 95(9.10%) had bladder problems and 67(6.42%) had prostate pathologies. It was also found that the incidence of pelvic pain was greater in females than in males.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of content

CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problem
1.3 Purpose of Study
1.4 Significance of Study
1.5 Scope of Study
1.6 Literature Review

CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Principal of Operation
2.2 Type of Ultrasound used
2.3 Indication to Pelvic Ultrasound
2.4 Anatomy of the Pelvis
2.5 Functions of Pelvis
2.6 Pelvic Pain in women
2.7 Pelvic Pain in Men

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Methods
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population Study
3.3 Source of data for the study
3.4 Method of data Collection
3.5 Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
Data Presentation and result

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Discussion
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Limitation of findings
5.3 Recommendation
5.4 Conclusion
5.5 Area for further study
Reference


INTRODUCTION
Pelvic pain is defined as pain that occurs below the umbilicus (belly button) to the lower border of the symphysis pubis. It is not a disease, rather, a symptom that can be caused by several different conditions. It can affect both women and men. The pain may indicate the existence of poorly-understood conditions that likely represent abnormal psychoneuromuscular function. When this pain persists for a period of 3 months or more, it is to be considered chronic while less than this duration is considered acute.  Acute pain is most commonly experienced by patients after surgery or other soft tissue traumas. It tends to be immediate, severe and short lived.  Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) accounts for 10% of all visits to gynecologists. 
 Pelvic pain can be a sign that there is a problem with one of the organs in the pelvic area, such as the uterus, prostate, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix or vagina etc. It could also be a symptom of infection, or a problem with the urinary tract, lower intestines, rectum, muscle or bone.
Ultrasonography or ultrasound (US) is becoming increasingly used as the investigation of choice in many years for pelvic pain diagnosis. Ultrasound (US) is a medical imaging modality that uses high frequency sound waves and their echoes to obtain images of tissues, organs etc. [5] pelvic ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool for evaluation of many structures in the pelvis. Some of the indications for pelvic ultrasound includes: pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and suspicion of an abnormality on a manual gynecologic examination. Other diagnostic imaging modalities may also be helpful in identifying the cause(s) of pelvic pain such as magnetic resonance image (MRI), computerized tomography (CT), and Radionuclide image. US modality is relatively inexpensive and portable, especially when compared with other modalities, such as MRI, CT etc.  As currently applied in the medical field, properly performed ultrasound poses no known risks to the patient. US is generally described as a "safe test" because it does not use mutagenic ionizing radiation, which can pose hazards such as chromosome breakage and cancer development, it also causes little or no discomfort to the patient.

Analysis Of The Common Ultrasound Findings In Patients With Pelvic Pain
For more Info, call us on
+234 8130 686 500
or
+234 8093 423 853

Share This

500
Leave a comment...

    Related Works

    ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the common findings in the liver and kidney of patients undergoing ultrasound in Asaba urban. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the common findings in these organs and to correlate the findings with age. I had a total of 277 patients and some had two findings, one in the liver and another in... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the common findings in the liver and kidney of patients undergoing ultrasound in Asaba urban. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the common findings in these organs and to correlate the findings with age. I had a total of 277 patients and some had two findings, one in the liver and another in... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT   Standardized and comprehensive   hysterosalpingography and ultra-sonography has become an important tool in medical imaging approaches that constitute the mainstay of investigating female patients presenting with infertility. A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the common radiographic and ultrasound   findings in female... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT This research was aimed at evaluating the usefulness of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of upper abdominal pain. A retrospective study was done at Ket Medical Services   and Life chart Scanning Centre Abapka, Enugu. A total of 236 patients that were scanned for upper abdominal pain from March, 2011 to March, 2012 were... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the common MRI findings in patients with neurologic disorders. Method: A retrospective study of 106 patients with neurologic disorders was carried out and their respective findings carefully tabulated according to their age and sex. Results: MRI showed small multifocal lesions hyperintense on T2 weighted images and... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the common MRI findings in patients with neurologic disorders. Method: A retrospective study of 106 patients with neurologic disorders was carried out and their respective findings carefully tabulated according to their age and sex. Results: MRI showed small multifocal lesions hyperintense on T2 weighted images and... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT Background: Computed tomography has become an important tool in medical imaging to supplement conventional x-rays examination and ultrasonography. Aim: To describe the pattern of abdomino-pelvic computed tomography findings in the adult Nigerian population. (A case study EKO Hospital, Ikeja). Patients and Method: A retrospective study of... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT : Comparable relationship between BMI, lumbar radiological findings/diagnosis, and features of patients that presents with low back pain has been a research of interest in the diagnosis of low back pain. Aim: To investigate the association between body weights, body mass index, age, features and clinical findings in patients with low back... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT :  Comparable relationship between BMI, lumbar radiological findings/diagnosis, and features of patients that presents with low back pain has been a research of interest in the diagnosis of low back pain. Aim: To investigate the association between body weights, body mass index, age, features and clinical findings in patients with low... Continue Reading
    ABSTRACT The aim of this research project is to define among all the pediatrics chest disorders which of them is a common finding in pediatrics chest radiographs at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, (UNTH) Ituku-ozalla,Enugu state.      This research is a retrospective study which documented the possible chest diseases,common chest... Continue Reading
    Call Us Get this work