OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) of the endometrial cavity in pre- and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. DESIGN: In a prospective study, TVUS and concurrent SIS findings of 100 pre- and 33 postmenopausal women were recorded. The pathological diagnoses of the specimens, obtained by means of dilatation and curettage, hysteroscopy, and hysterectomy, were taken as reference and compared with the results of TVUS and SIS. RESULTS: When TVUS and SIS findings were compared with pathological results, the sensitivity and specificity of TVUS in diagnosing endometrial pathologies were 83% and 70.6%, respectively, whereas the sensitivity and specificity of SIS were 97.7% and 82.4%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of SIS in the diagnosis of endometrial polyps were 100% and 91.8%, respectively, and in the diagnosis of fibroids were 95% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: SIS is more accurate than TVUS alone in the evaluation of the endometrial cavity in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) of the endometrial cavity in pre- and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. DESIGN: In a prospective study, TVUS and concurrent SIS findings of 100 pre- and 33 postmenopausal women were recorded. The pathological diagnoses of the specimens, obtained by means of dilatation and curettage, hysteroscopy, and hysterectomy, were taken as reference and compared with the results of TVUS and SIS. RESULTS: When TVUS and SIS findings were compared with pathological results, the sensitivity and specificity of TVUS in diagnosing endometrial pathologies were 83% and 70.6%, respectively, whereas the sensitivity and specificity of SIS were 97.7% and 82.4%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of SIS in the diagnosis of endometrial polyps were 100% and 91.8%, respectively, and in the diagnosis of fibroids were 95% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: SIS is more accurate than TVUS alone in the evaluation of the endometrial cavity in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
Authors: Paweł Radwan; Michał Radwan; Marek Kozarzewski; Ireneusz Polac; Jacek Wilczyński Journal: Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne Date: 2014-05-26 Impact factor: 1.195
Authors: Ahmed S A Sabry; Shimaa A Fadl; Wojciech Szmigielski; Amal Alobaidely; Sanaa S H Ahmed; Hanan Sherif; Reda R H Yousef; Ahmed Mahfouz Journal: Pol J Radiol Date: 2018-11-30
Authors: Soetkin G Thijssen; Ruben R G Heremans; Meri Nderlita; Wouter J G Froyman; Susanne Housmans; Willy A J Poppe; Dirk Timmerman; Thierry Van den Bosch Journal: J Med Ultrasound Date: 2019-09-06