title: The accuracy of hysterosalpingography versus laparoscopy in evaluation of infertile women.
abstract: Two hundred fifteen infertile women underwent hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy. One hundred twenty-eight patients had bilaterally patent tubes on hysterosalpingography. Thirty-one percent of these women had pelvic adhesions diagnosed by laparoscopy. Eighty-seven women had either occluded tubes or suspected pelvic adhesions on hysterosalpingography. Thirty-nine percent of these women had patent tubes without any pelvic pathology on laparoscopy. Inaccurate diagnoses limit the value of hysterosalpingography in evaluation of tubal and peritubal pathology.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ismajovich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis