Postpartum complications in the abdomen and pelvis: CT evaluation

Postpartum patients rarely develop complications that require radiologic ev aluation. When indicated, CT can provide a rapid and reliable examination o f the major pelvic organs and enable diagnosis of a multitude of postpartum complications, including abscesses, endometritis, thrombophlebitis, as wel l as more serious and potentially life-threatening sequelae of toxemia, DIG , and HELLP syndrome. This pictorial essay illustrates the utility of CT in the postpartum patient and demonstrates the spectrum of complications eval uated with CT.