Volume 6, Issue 23 And 24 (9-1997)
JGUMS 1997, 6(23 And 24): 63-69 |
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One of the common problems of women which causes them to have frequent visiting to gynecologists is abnormal uterine bleeding. It may be due to hormonal abnormalities to dangerous malignancies. So early diagnosis and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding is very important. During the last few years many studies were published, showing a good agreement of transvaginal ultrasonography and histologic characteristics of the endometrium, especially in postmenopausal patients. With respect to the increasing acceptance of using vaginal ultrasonography for diagnosis of normal and abnormal endometrium and avoidance of unnecessary uterine curretage, this study was conducted and 71 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding were included in the study.
Vaginal ultrasonography was done for all of them and then endometrial curretage was carried out under general anesthesia .
Findimgs of vaginal ultrasonography were described and compared with histologic findings of endometrial curretage.
In this study, transvaginal ultrasonography demonstrated a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 84% Transvaginal ultrasonography seems to be an effective procedure to exclude endometrial and intrauterine abnormalities. Its use could be implemeted as a routine first -step procedure in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding and it selects those in need of further diagnostic evaluation in the case of an abnormal or inconclusive sonogram.
One of the common problems of women which causes them to have frequent visiting to gynecologists is abnormal uterine bleeding. It may be due to hormonal abnormalities to dangerous malignancies. So early diagnosis and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding is very important. During the last few years many studies were published, showing a good agreement of transvaginal ultrasonography and histologic characteristics of the endometrium, especially in postmenopausal patients. With respect to the increasing acceptance of using vaginal ultrasonography for diagnosis of normal and abnormal endometrium and avoidance of unnecessary uterine curretage, this study was conducted and 71 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding were included in the study.
Vaginal ultrasonography was done for all of them and then endometrial curretage was carried out under general anesthesia .
Findimgs of vaginal ultrasonography were described and compared with histologic findings of endometrial curretage.
In this study, transvaginal ultrasonography demonstrated a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 84% Transvaginal ultrasonography seems to be an effective procedure to exclude endometrial and intrauterine abnormalities. Its use could be implemeted as a routine first -step procedure in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding and it selects those in need of further diagnostic evaluation in the case of an abnormal or inconclusive sonogram.
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Received: 2019/03/10 | Accepted: 2019/03/10 | Published: 2019/03/10
Received: 2019/03/10 | Accepted: 2019/03/10 | Published: 2019/03/10
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