Preoperative sonographic measurement of endometrial pattern predicts outcome of surgical repair in patients with severe Asherman's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the predictive value of preoperative endometrial sonography in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of women with amenorrhea due to severe Asherman's syndrome.


METHODS
Patient series.


METHODS
Academic clinical practice.


METHODS
Seven women with severe Asherman's syndrome characterized by amenorrhea despite normal ovulatory function and complete obstruction of the uterine cavity at the level of the cervix or lower uterine segment at hysterosalpingogram.


RESULTS
Ability of vaginal sonography to predict successful hysteroscopic treatment as assessed by resumption of menstrual cyclicity and normalization of the uterine cavity.


RESULTS
Transvaginal sonography demonstrated a well-developed endometrial stripe in three of seven women, while three others had virtually no endometrium seen. All women with well-developed endometrium were found to have adhesions occluding the lower uterine segment and had resumption of normal menses and normalization of the cavity after hysteroscopy. The women with minimal endometrium had no cavity identified and derived no benefit from surgery. A seventh woman with endometrium seen only on one side of the cavity had patency successfully established only on that side.


CONCLUSIONS
The endometrial pattern seen with transvaginal sonography is highly predictive of surgical and clinical outcome in women with severe Asherman's syndrome characterized by complete obstruction of the cavity at hysterosalpingogram.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
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Schlaff
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Hurst
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*