title: [A new study method: the perineal scan in obstetrics and gynecology].
abstract: For gynecological/obstetrical ultrasound examination the abdominal wall constituted the first and for a long time the only acoustical window that could be used to visualize the female reproductive organs. Only recently transvaginal/transrectal endosonography has opened new approaches in this diagnostic field. Apart from the above-mentioned procedures, the female perineum can be regarded as a useful window to demonstrate the cervix uteri, the bladder and the urethra. At the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Heidelberg this examination procedure was used since June, 1985, to evaluate its clinical reliability in obstetrics and gynecology.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis; D010502:Perineum; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Eine neue Untersuchungsmethode: Perineal Scan in der Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie.