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A Comparative Study of Hysterosalpingography and Laparoscopy in the Investigation of Infertility
Author(s) -
Idris W.,
Jewelewicz R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00079.x
Subject(s) - hysterosalpingography , medicine , laparoscopy , infertility , pelvis , radiological weapon , endoscopy , female infertility , sterility , radiology , gynecology , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Idris, W. and Jewelewicz, R. (Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the International Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, USA). A comparative study of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility . Int J Gynaecol Obstet 14 : 428–430, 1976. A comparison of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy was carried out on 79 infertile women. Out of these, 60 had abnormal and 19 had normal hysterosalpingograms. Of the 19 patients with normal X‐rays, nine (47%) had abnormal findings during laparoscopy. In 62% of patients with abnormal hysterosalpingograms, laparoscopic findings confirmed the radiological diagnosis, however in 38% the findings differed. Though hysterosalpingography is an important part of infertility evaluation, a final and definite diagnosis requires endoscopic evaluation of the pelvis.