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P04Pre‐abortion ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Balić A.,
Balić D.,
Balić B.,
Berbić S.,
Zukić I.
Publication year - 2000
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.1469-0705.2000.00004-1-4.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , obstetrics , pregnancy , gynecology , ultrasonography , myoma , incomplete abortion , products of conception , misoprostol , uterus , surgery , genetics , biology
Background The aim of this study was to audit prospectively the value of pre‐abortion ultrasonography. Methods All women who came in our Centre because of doubt unplanned pregancy in first trimester from March 1994 to March 1996 were underwent an exam by vaginal ultrasound before abortion. We analysed these data and compared them with complications after legal induced abortion. Results During two years a total of 334 women were surveyed. Twenty‐seven women (8.08%) were not being pregnant. In thirty‐three cases (10.75%) the pregnancy was greater for two weeks than we expected on the basis of last menstrual period. Also we founded: 21 (6.84%) myoma uteri, 5 (1.62%) ovarian cysts, 5 (1.62%) multiple pregnancy, 4 (1.3%) anomaly of the uterus, 1 (0.32%) blighted ovum and 1 (0.32%) nuchal translucency greater than 5 mm. Conclusion Pre‐abortion ultrasonography increases security of this intervention by elimination some problems about induced abortion. Since the elimination is simple, fast and cheap we recommended it for routine use. We hope that is one of the way for decreasing of late complications after abortion like as infertility.