The diagnosis of benign uterine pathology using transvaginal endohysterosonography.
Twenty-nine women believed to be affected with benign uterine pathologies underwent transvaginal hysterosonography insertion of a physiological solution into the cervical cavity by means of a catheter positioned in the cervical canal. This new technique, due to the acoustic window created by the fluid, made it possible to find: one cervical polyp, six endometrial polyps, one endometrial synechia, five submucosa myomas and one uterine malformation, the presence of which, with traditional ultrasonography can only be suspected. The subsequent hysteroscopic check-up confirmed the high diagnostic reliability of hysterosonography which is also easy to carry out, safe and costs little.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology II, University of Bari, Italy.
Bratta
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Romano
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Caradonna
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Loizzi
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D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods; D009214:Myoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*