Significance of vaginal air on computed tomography

The CT examinations of the pelvis in 200 females were reviewed to assess the frequency and significance of finding air in the vagina. Small amounts of air seen on only one section without distention of the vagina were common, occurring in 11% of our patients. Distention of the vagina with air and vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of computer assisted tomography 1986-11, Vol.10 (6), p.997-999
Hauptverfasser:	NOKES, S. R, MARTINEZ, C. R, ARRINGTON, J. A, DAUITO, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air Applied sciences Biological and medical sciences Exact sciences and technology Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Intestinal Fistula - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases Other techniques and industries Retrospective Studies Tampons, Surgical Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vagina - diagnostic imaging Vaginal Fistula - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	The CT examinations of the pelvis in 200 females were reviewed to assess the frequency and significance of finding air in the vagina. Small amounts of air seen on only one section without distention of the vagina were common, occurring in 11% of our patients. Distention of the vagina with air and visualization on more than one image was found only with enterovaginal fistula and in those patients studied with a tampon in place. These two entities are easily distinguished by the symmetry of the latter.
ISSN:	0363-8715 1532-3145
DOI:	10.1097/00004728-198611000-00019