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Genitourinary tract gas: imaging evaluation

R C Joseph1, M A Amendola, M E Artze

  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, FL 33136, USA.

Radiographics : a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc
|March 1, 1996
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Gas-forming infections in the genitourinary tract are serious. Accurate radiologic interpretation is key for diagnosing gas in the kidneys, bladder, uterus, or scrotum, guiding essential treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Genitourinary Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Gas-forming infections of the genitourinary tract represent life-threatening emergencies.
  • Early and accurate diagnosis is critical for effective medical and surgical management.
  • Radiologic interpretation is essential for identifying gas location within the renal parenchyma, collecting system, bladder, uterus, and scrotum.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the radiologic findings associated with gas in the genitourinary tract.
  • To differentiate between various causes of gas formation in different genitourinary organs.
  • To emphasize the importance of accurate diagnosis for guiding treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of radiologic studies including plain radiography, tomography, ultrasonography, urography, barium enema, and computed tomography.

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  • Correlation of imaging findings with clinical presentation and outcomes.
  • Discussion of differential diagnoses for gas in the genitourinary system.

    • Main Results:

    • Three entities associated with renal/perirenal gas: emphysematous pyelonephritis, emphysematous pyelitis, and gas-forming perirenal abscess.
    • Bladder gas can result from emphysematous cystitis or vesicoenteric fistula, distinct from instrumentation-induced air.
    • Uterine gas suggests infection or neoplasm; scrotal gas indicates infection or bowel herniation.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate localization of genitourinary gas via imaging is crucial before treatment.
    • Plain radiography and ultrasonography are useful screening tools.
    • Computed tomography is often the definitive diagnostic modality for genitourinary gas-forming infections.