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Safety of transvaginal fine needle puncture of gynecologic masses: a report after 500 consecutive procedures.
Author(s) -
Zanetta G,
Lissoni A,
Franchi D,
Pittelli M R,
Cormio G,
Trio D
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1996.15.5.401
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , complication , radiology
Transvaginal sonographically guided puncture may be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose in general gynecology and in oncology. To define the complication rate of this technique, 500 consecutive procedures were reviewed; 289 procedures were on cystic masses, 146 on solid tumors, 34 on mixed tumors, and 31 on other lesions. No life‐threatening complications occurred. Early mild and self‐limited complications developed in eight procedures (1.6%). Short‐term complications occurred in four cases (0.8%; two infections, one pelvic pain, one hemorrhage); two of these required surgery. Transvaginal sonographically guided puncture is safe and does not entail a higher risk of infection than transabdominal punctures.