title: [Evaluation of the endometrium in postmenopausal women by means of vaginal ultrasound].
abstract: In the context of a prospective study, the authors carried out vaginal ultrasound examinations at the Gynecology-Obstetrics Clinic of Göttingen University of two groups of post-menopausal women: 233 women with hemorrhage and 539 who were asymptomatic. A diagnostic curettage was carried out in cases where the endometrium had a depth of at least 4 mm. The authors identified a 6% incidence of cases of adenomatous hyperplasia, 21% of endometrial cancer in women with hemorrhages and a 20% cancer rate in the asymptomatic women. Where the thickness of the endometrium was less than 4 mm, there were no cases of cancer. The infiltration depth examined microscopically was twice as great in the patients with hemorrhages (10 mm vs 4 mm).
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Université de Göttingen, Allemagne.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osmers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Völksen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001284:Atrophy; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Evaluation de l'endomètre dans la post-ménopause par sonographie vaginale.