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Abstract Acute pelvic pain accounts for up to 40% of the visits to gynecological emergency departments and may indicate a serious condition. Potentially lifethreatening gynecological emergencies are acute pelvic conditions that may spontaneously evolve into a life threatening situation. They may also carry a risk of sequelae (organ failure or organ removal) or death in the absence of prompt diagnosis and treatment. The most common gynecological emergencies are ruptured ectopic pregnancy, adnexal torsion, and complicated pelvic inflammatory disease (tuboovarian abscess (TOA) and pyosalpinx). Missing these high-risk conditions may delay treatment that could lead to potentially negative patient outcomes. In this study, history taking, physical examination, ultrasonography, and laboratory tests are the most appropriate tools used for final diagnosis of cases. The present study compared the sensitivity of clinical diagnosis with sensitivity of ultrasound diagnosis. This study was carried out over 1 year on 30 female patients. The records of all patients were reviewed and data were collected prospectively. Our study included patients presented to the Emergency Department with acute pelvic pain and/ or vaginal bleeding. |