The role of transvaginal ultrasonography and outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy in the evaluation of patients with menorrhagia

To verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in diagnosing intrauterine disease and in evaluating the operability of submucous myomas and to determine the feasibility, acceptability and validity of hysteroscopy for menorrhagia, we performed a prospective 5 year study on 793 women of mea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human reproduction (Oxford) 1997-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1768-1771
Hauptverfasser:	Vercellini, P, Cortesi, I, Oldani, S, Moschetta, M, De Giorgi, O, Crosignani, P G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Ambulatory Care - methods Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Evaluation Studies as Topic Feasibility Studies Female Genital system. Mammary gland Humans Hysteroscopy Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Leiomyoma - diagnosis Medical sciences Menorrhagia - diagnosis Menorrhagia - diagnostic imaging Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Ultrasonic investigative techniques Ultrasonography Uterine Neoplasms - diagnosis Vagina
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Zusammenfassung:	To verify the reliability of transvaginal ultrasonography in diagnosing intrauterine disease and in evaluating the operability of submucous myomas and to determine the feasibility, acceptability and validity of hysteroscopy for menorrhagia, we performed a prospective 5 year study on 793 women of mean age +/- SD of 41.5 +/- 7.8 years. All the patients referred for excessive menstrual bleeding with uterine volume
ISSN:	0268-1161 1460-2350
DOI:	10.1093/humrep/12.8.1768