GU Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain: Case-Based Approach (2023)-M6-CER07-2023

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Video Summary

The video is a detailed medical lecture discussing the imaging and diagnosis of gynecological and renal emergencies. Professor Oliver Nikolic highlights the importance of selecting appropriate imaging modalities, often starting with ultrasounds followed by CT or MRI if the diagnosis is inconclusive. The lecture covers a range of cases, including acute pelvic pain in both pregnant and non-pregnant patients, with specific conditions like ruptured ovarian cysts, corpus luteum cysts, ovarian torsion, and more. Emphasis is placed on understanding patient history and clinical findings alongside imaging results to accurately diagnose conditions. Another expert, Tina Lehtimäki, discusses male genital emergencies, focusing on infectious, non-traumatic causes and the importance of integrating clinical signs with imaging findings. The last section covers renal emergencies, emphasizing the role of CT in diagnosing various conditions like pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, and renal artery dissection. Broadly, the presentations stress the critical role of radiologists in swiftly diagnosing and directing appropriate treatments for these emergency conditions.

Keywords

gynecological emergencies

renal emergencies

imaging modalities

ultrasound

CT scan

MRI

acute pelvic pain

ovarian torsion

pyelonephritis