M C Rulin1, S G Bornstein, J D Campbell. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, PA 15213-3180.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of ultrasonographic examination in the clinical management of spontaneous abortions thought to be complete. STUDY DESIGN: Patients with clinical findings suggestive of complete spontaneous abortion were managed prospectively on the basis of ultrasonographic results. Patients with an "empty uterus" were managed expectantly; those with a thickened endometrium or echoes consistent with retained tissue were subjected to curettage. RESULTS: Forty-eight of 49 (98%) patients with an "empty uterus" by ultrasonographic examination had an uneventful recovery without curettage. Nine of 13 (69%) patients with a thickened endometrium or evidence of retained tissue on ultrasonography had chorionic villi obtained by curettage. CONCLUSION: Ultrasonography is a highly reliable test in the management of women thought to have complete spontaneous abortion.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of ultrasonographic examination in the clinical management of spontaneous abortions thought to be complete. STUDY DESIGN:Patients with clinical findings suggestive of complete spontaneous abortion were managed prospectively on the basis of ultrasonographic results. Patients with an "empty uterus" were managed expectantly; those with a thickened endometrium or echoes consistent with retained tissue were subjected to curettage. RESULTS: Forty-eight of 49 (98%) patients with an "empty uterus" by ultrasonographic examination had an uneventful recovery without curettage. Nine of 13 (69%) patients with a thickened endometrium or evidence of retained tissue on ultrasonography had chorionic villi obtained by curettage. CONCLUSION: Ultrasonography is a highly reliable test in the management of women thought to have complete spontaneous abortion.
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