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Re: Misleading Imaging exams From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com) Fri Jan 9 21:51:44 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joe Cutchin: "pubic irritation" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Misleading Imaging exams" In reply to: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Misleading Imaging exams" Agree, and I see a fair number of patients who have a CT from another doc (FP or internist) with an ovarian mass. Generally, that leads to an ultrasound for characterization (simple, complex) and size. Garry At Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Efrain Ramirez wrote: > >A good history, physical and pelvic exam plus a good US is good enough >in the vast majority of cases - CT's tend to confuse things - at least >to me it does.. > >>At Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote: >> >>Speaking of misleading imagining exams ... >> >>Recent case of woman with a Pelvic US (including transvag) and a CAT >>scan - read as fibroid uterus and small ovarian cysts. several month >>history of pelvic pain. Abdominal exams and pelvic exams by more than >>one doctor (including primary doc and ObGyn) and second opinion with me >>and ER visit as well. >> >>No signs of acute abd etc. >> >>Went to surgery for presumed fibroids with torsion or necrosis. >> >>Findings: >>Major pelvic abscess - everything socked in the pelvis. No significant >>fibroids. >> >>Walled off so well - that she doesn't recall the vaginal probe US and >>being a problem! >> >>JEB >> >>-- >>Joanne Bulley, MD >>Keene, NH, USA >> >>----- >>Work to create peace everywhere you go and with everything you do. >>----- >>Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views. >>-George Sand >> >-- >"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. >But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." > >Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962) > -- Garry E. Siegel, M.D. Private Practice Roswell, GA Next message: Joe Cutchin: "pubic irritation" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Misleading Imaging exams" In reply to: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Misleading Imaging exams"

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