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Abdominal Masses, In general, masses can cause: Pressure symptoms. A large mass in the abdomen can press on other organs.
Abdominal Masses, Symptoms of abdominal masses (presentation) Abdominal masses are usually detected on physical examination rather than presented by the patient.
Pelvic Pain, Pelvic pain is both a common presentation in primary care and one of the most common reasons for referral to a gynaecologist. Pelvic pain may be either acute or chroni...
Pelvic Fractures, Symptoms of unstable pelvic fractures Major and unstable pelvic fractures Major and unstable pelvic fractures are likely to cause severe pai...
Recovering from a Pelvic Fracture, How good is recovery after pelvic fracture? A stable pelvic fracture may heal in several weeks without surgery, particularly if you a...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Normally, these are supported and held in position by certain structures including ligaments and the muscles at the bottom of the pelvis (pelvic floor muscles)...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, " — Laura, 30, from London, What it's like to have pelvic inflammatory disease ...
Pelvic Pain in Women, Pelvic pain is more common in women. There are many different causes of pain in your pelvic area. They can be separated by when they tend to happen, i...
Pelvic Abscesses, A pelvic abscess most commonly follows acute appendicitis, or gynaecological infections or procedures. , Pelvic abscesses
Surgical Surgery is required for pelvic masses and sometimes to remove chronically infected tubes or to clear endometriosis or adhesions.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term for infection of the upper female genital tract, including the uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries...
Ovarian tumour . Pelvic masses (other causes of a pelvic mass include tumour of the large bowel, appendix abscess, and diverticular abscess).
Examine for enlarged kidneys, renal masses or loin tenderness. Palpation for pelvic masses To look for masses arising from the pelvis, such as an enlarged bladde...
Causes of urinary outflow obstruction include urethral stricture, urethral wall diverticulum, peri-urethral fibrosis, pressure effects from pelvic masses or constipation. Urethritis and ot...
There are clinically benign pelvic masses. There is associated faecal incontinence. There is suspected neurological disease. , Urinary incontinence Overactive bladder Stress incontin...
Rectal examination: A digital rectal examination is usually appropriate, both to confirm blood in the rectum and to exclude any rectal or pelvic masses. If the patient is not to be re...
To exclude pelvic masses. Blood pressure. BMI. The task is then to establish whether the hirsutism is androgen-mediated and if so, the cause of excess androgen.
Abdominal examination noting the presence/absence of pelvic masses. PV examination (speculum and bimanual) looking for obvious genital tract pathology.
Pelvic Fractures (Major, Minor, and Pubic Rami Fractures), What is a pelvic fracture? Pelvic fractures range in severity from low-energy, relatively benign injuries to ...
A focused examination may be required to exclude other causes of the symptoms - eg: Pelvic masses. Neurological disease. Urinary tract infection. Adverse effects of medication....