Ultrasound guidance for selected dilatation and evacuation procedures.
Intraoperative ultrasound was used as an adjunct in difficult dilatation and evacuation (D&E) procedures for first-trimester abortions. This technique was useful in eight technically difficult D&Es in the presence of acute retroflexion, acute anteflexion, cervical stenosis and lower uterine segment fibroids.
D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities