title: Diagnosis of uteroperitoneal fistula through color Doppler hysterosonography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uterine fistulas are infrequent pathologic entities characterized by abnormal communication of the uterus with any other organ or structure through a perforation formed due to traumatic and infectious conditions among others. The use of hysterosonography as method of diagnosis for that pathologic entity has few descriptions in medical literature. MEDLINE search resulted in only two cases reporting the use of HS in the diagnosis of uterine fistula.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our objective is to report a case of uteroperitoneal fistula caused by uterine trauma during curettage, diagnosed by color Doppler hysterosonogrphy. The importance of our report lies on HS as a simple, safe and low cost method, which can be used for the diagnosis of fistulous processes involving the uterus.
authors.affiliation: ECOCLINICA, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. helioagf@ig..com.br
authors.forename: Hélio Antonio
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Guimarães Filho
authors.forename: Lavoisier Linhares Dias
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araujo Júnior
authors.forename: Sebastião Marques
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zanforlin Filho
authors.forename: Cláudio Rodrigues
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Luciano M M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nardozza
authors.forename: Rosiane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology