[Adaptation of an A.G.S. endo-uterine catheter for hysterographic examination during radium therapy (author's transl)].
The authors propose an endo-uterine catheter which will permit a hysterographic examination to be made during utero-vaginal radium therapy, thus making it possible to check: --that the catheter has advancec correctly after insertion; --that the uterine cavity intact: --that the catheter is in the correct place; --its retention during treatment. By using radio-opaque rings and small balloons in the hysterographic examination, it is possible to locate: --the external orifice of the cervix; --the urethral meatus; --the anterior wall of the rectum and the posterior wall of the bladder. In this way, the target volume is loated  with precision, and the length, position and activity of the various radio-active sources can be adapted accordingly.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011883:Radium / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011883:Radium
Adaptation de la sonde utérine A.G.S. à un contrôle hystérographique en cours de curiethérapie