title: Sonohysterography combined with sonosalpingography: correlation with endoscopic findings in infertility patients.
abstract: The diagnostic accuracy of sonohysterography combined with sonosalpingography or sonohysterosalpingography was evaluated in 100 infertility patients who also underwent endoscopic (hysteroscopy with or without laparoscopy) procedures. In patients with normal endometrial biopsy results, single endometrial layer thickness ranged from 3 to 5 mm and varied up to 2 mm in some areas. Diagnostic accuracy was 98% for submucosal fibroids, 96% for polyps, and 81% for synechiae. Missed lesions, were less than 2 mm in diameter. Tubal patency was successfully assessed in 79% of women with saline solution and in 92% of those who received contrast agent. This study demonstrates the efficacy of the combined use of SHG and SSG in infertility patients with uterine or tubal factor disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cullinan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000379:methods*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging