Sonography in acute pelvic inflammatory disease.

This study of 50 patients was designed to correlate laparoscopy findings with ultrasonography in women presenting with clinical evidence suggestive of acute pelvic inflammatory disease. The severity of the disease varied proportionately with the abnormalities discovered on ultrasound. The tuboovarian abscesses varied greatly in their sonographic appearance, as did the uterus, tubes and cul-de-sac. Ultrasonography, coupled with clinical findings, is a reliable aid in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with acute pelvic inflammatory disease.