what things can be found with an abdominal/pelvic CT scan in a woman?!
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My recent colonoscopy removed one small polyp. Fairly normal I guess. But I continue to have abdominal pain and sometimes severe bloating and gas. I'm 51. I'm insulin dependent.
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A CT scam of the abdomen and pelvis is a great way to detect all kinds of abnormalities. I found this list:
The CT scan may show the following:
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Abscesses
Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy
Acute cholecystitis
Acute unilateral obstructive uropathy
Addison's disease
Amebic liver abscess
Appendicitis
Bilateral hydronephrosis
Bowel wall thickening
Carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter
Cholangiocarcinoma
Choledocholithiasis
Cholelithiasis
Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy
Chronic cholecystitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy
Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis)
Cystinuria
Cysts
Echinococcus
Enlarged lymph nodes
Enlarged organs
Gastrointestinal or bowel obstruction
Glucagonoma
Hairy cell leukemia
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Histoplasmosis; disseminated
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Islet of Langerhans' tumor
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II
Nephrocalcinosis
Nephrolithiasis
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic abscess
Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pancreatitis
Pheochromocytoma
Primary hyperaldosteronism
Pyelonephritis; acute
Pyogenic liver abscess
Renal cell carcinoma
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Sclerosing cholangitis
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage
Stones (bladder, kidney, liver, gall bladder)
Testicular cancer
Tumors
Unilateral hydronephrosis
Ureterocele
Wilms' tumor
Wilson's disease
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:
Acute renal failure
Alcoholic liver disease (hepatitis/cirrhosis)
Atheroembolic renal disease
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Chronic renal failure
Cushing's syndrome
Cushing's syndrome caused by adrenal tumor
Injury of the kidney and ureter
Medullary cystic disease
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) I
Polycystic kidney disease
Reflux nephropathy
Renal artery stenosis
Renal vein thrombosis
Skin lesion of histoplasmosis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003789.htm
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The cysts, tumors, artery blockages, abnormal enlargement of the organs; i.e. spleen, liver, ovaries. The collection of fluid can also be detected.
It is a very accurate diagnostic system.
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I just had an abdominal CT scan a week ago.
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