title: [Accuracy of transvaginal sonography, sonohysterography and hysteroscopy in diagnosis of intrauterine pathology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sonohysterography (SHG) is a relatively new technique in evaluation of intrauterine disorders. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of this method with that of transvaginal sonography(TVS) and diagnostic hysteroscopy (DH) in diagnosis of intracavitary abnormalities in women with abnormal uterine bleeding, inconclusive endometrial view at TVS and thickened endometrium.
  
  
  METHODS
  In prospective study, pre- and postmenopausal women underwent TVS, SHG, and DH. The findings at TVS and SHG were compared with hysteroscopic and histologic findings (obtained from operative hysteroscopy, hysterectomy and d&c). Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated for focally growing lesions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  150 patients were included in the study. There was very good agreement between SHG and DH in the diagnosis of focally growing lesions. SHG was more sufficient in detecting intracavitary abnormalities than TVS. Problems with distention of the uterine cavity were due to cervical stenosis and endometrial carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SHG is more accurate in the diagnosis of intracavitary abnormalities than is TVS. SHG is almost as good as DH at detecting focally growing lesions in the uterine cavity.
authors.affiliation: I Katedry i Kliniki Połoznictwa i Ginekologii AM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartkowiak
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kamiński
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wielgoś
authors.forename: Longin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marianowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*