A comparative evaluation of clinical examination, pelvic ultrasound and laparoscopy in the diagnosis of pelvic masses.
This is a prospective study conducted on one hundred female patients with pelvic masses. The diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination alone and in conjunction with ultrasonic examination was comparable (p > 0.05). However diagnostic accuracy of 92% with laparoscopy was statistically significant as compared to 68% of clinical examination (p < 0.001) and 76% of ultrasonic examination (p < 0.05).
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography