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EP29.04: Hysterosonography performed in bleeding time in the exploration of abnormal uterine bleeding: diagnostic value
Author(s) -
Bouzid A.,
Ayachi A.,
Menjli S.,
Trabelsi H.,
Mourali M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.17175
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , endometrial polyp , prospective cohort study , lesion , hyperplasia , endometrial hyperplasia , endometrial cancer , hysteroscopy , radiology , gynecology , surgery , cancer
Methods In this prospective study, we included 216 patients visiting our department for abnormal uterine bleeding. All patients had a transvaginal ultrasound with doppler study and an hysterosonography. Secondly, the patients in whom we diagnosed a suspected organic lesion were addressed to an endoscopic or surgical procedure with pathological examination. Initially we evaluated the feasibility and the safety of hydrosonography and secondly we compared the two techniques (EEV and hydrosonography), sensitivity, specificity, LHR + and LHR-.