Gel Sonovaginography: A New Way of Evaluating a Variety of Local Vaginal and Cervical Disorders.
Gel sonovaginography is a new way of assessing local cervical and vaginal disorders, in which regular transvaginal sonography is known to have limitations. In gel sonovaginography, 20 mL of ultrasound gel is instilled into the vagina, followed by examination with a transvaginal transducer. In a study involving 28 women with known or suspected disorders such as cervical and vaginal cancer, cervical polyps, vaginal septa, and deep infiltrating endometriosis, a substantial improvement in visualization and assessment of local lesions and structures was noted with gel sonovaginography. This simple technique appears to be valuable for accurate diagnosis of local cervical and vaginal disorders.
Department of Fetal Medicine and Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India. mala@sibal.com.
Mala
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Sibal
D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D005782:Gels
cervical and vaginal cancer; cervical polyps; deep infiltrating endometriosis; gel sonovaginography; gynecologic ultrasound; vaginal septum