Uterine intracavitary disorders: role of sonography and combination with other radiologic techniques.
Since it serves as the site for the implantation of the fertilized ovum, it is evident that significant disorders in the uterine cavity and endometrial mucosa represent potential factors of sterility/infertility. Among the acquired pathological conditions, a possible cause of sterility, there are inflammatory (endometritis) or post-traumatic (synechiae) disorders and proliferative mucosal (endometrial hyperplasia, polyps) and muscular (fibroma) disorders. Sonography (by transabdominal or preferably endovaginal route, and sonohysterography) is the first choice procedure being in most cases adequate for clinical assessment. According to the specific disease, the diagnostic combination with hysteroscopy, hysterosalpingography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging can be suitable.
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Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging