OC188: Saline infusion sonography endometrial sampling superior to endometrial biopsy in diagnosis of endometrial pathology

Endometrial Biopsy A Review of Sampling Techniques

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is responsible for 33% of all outpatient gynecologic visits, with the majority of cases just after menarche or in the perimenopausal period.1 Most cases are related to pregnancy, anatomic uterine pathology (fibroids, polyps, adenomyosis), anovulation, maladies of hemostasis, or neoplasia. Since evaluation of the endometrium is a key component in the diagnostic tr...

Endometrial Sampling

Endometrial Sampling

Diagnostic accuracy of endometrial curettage in endometrial pathology.

BACKGROUND Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most frequent problems in life of an adult female. Uterine curettage or biopsy remains a preferred sampling procedure for diagnosis of the endometrial pathology. The objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of endometrial curettage. PATIENTS AND METHODS This validation study w...

Endometrial pathology of tamoxifen

very small vessels resulting from neovascularization explain why the patient experiences hemorrhaging. Neovascularization is an essential part of the definition of a poiyp. Polyps in themselves do not present a risk for the patient but they result in a decrease in compliance to treatment as a result of the hemorrhaging. Hyperplasia without atypia generally occurs in patients who do not comply w...