COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY OF TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESSES

The CT findings of tuboovarian abscesses are described in three consecutive patients who had both CT and surgery. Computed tomography showed fluid-density adnexal masses having visible walls, septations, and indistinct borders, with anterior displacement of the mesosalpinx, hydroureter, and increased density of the fat and ligaments anterior to the sacrum. These findings are not specific but suggest the diagnosis of tuboovarian abscesses in an appropriate clinical context. © 1988 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.