Clinical utility of ultrasonography in pediatric and adolescent gynecology: retrospective review of 1313 ultrasound examinations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality of the pelvis in the pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) population. Ultrasound findings in pre- and postpubertal PAG patients differ from those in adults. Diagnostic models for adnexal pathology have not been validated in this cohort. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate normative findings and the incidence of pathology in this cohort. The secondary aim was to assess the performance of expert opinion alone, as well as using retrospective application of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) simple rules (SRs) and benign descriptors (BDs) in those found to have an adnexal mass.

Methods

This was a retrospective review of pelvic ultrasound examinations performed in patients < 18 years of age from

SUBMITTER: Cooper N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature