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Puncture procedures utilizing transvaginal ultrasonic guidance
Author(s) -
TimorTritsch I. E.,
Peisner D. B.,
Monteagudo A.
Publication year - 1991
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 - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1991.01020144.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , complication , transvaginal ultrasound , surgery , obstetrics and gynaecology , ectopic pregnancy , gestation , pregnancy , obstetrics , radiology , genetics , biology
The introduction of transvaginal sonography has enabled the use of this scanning method for guided puncture procedures. A total of 102 puncture procedures are described: 63 fetal reductions, eight punctures of ectopic pregnancies, 19 drainages of pelvic contents, seven punctures of ovarian cysts, four diagnostic culdocenteses and one injection of a cervical pregnancy. Every procedure is discussed in detail. There was only one procedure‐related complication. The advantages of the ultrasound‐guided vaginal puncture procedure are its performance under real‐time imaging, a low complication rate, a better pregnancy outcome when considering the reduction of multifetal gestations, and, most importantly, the fact that abdominal surgery can be avoided in several cases. Copyright © 1991 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology