P18.16: Comparison of saline infusion sonography-guided endometrial sampling and endometrial biopsy in the 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

Comparison of endometrial biopsy and postoperative hysterectomy specimen findings in patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the concordance between the preoperative endometrial sampling and microscopic examination of the hysterectomy specimens in patients surgically treated for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analysed a group of 204 patients, of whom 160 (78.43%) underwent surgical treatment for cancer of the corpus u...

Accuracy of outpatient endometrial biopsy in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer: a systematic quantitative review.

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of outpatient endometrial biopsy in diagnosing endometrial cancer in women with abnormal uterine bleeding. DESIGN A systematic quantitative review of published research. METHODS Studies were selected if accuracy of outpatient endometrial biopsy was estimated compared with a reference standard. Diagnostic accuracy was determined by pooled likelihood ratios...

The occasional endometrial biopsy.

An endometrial biopsy is a safe and efficient office-based procedure for sampling the endometrium in a patient presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding. The endometrial sample pro vides a tissue diagnosis for guiding further management. Insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device and an endometrial biopsy share common steps, which can aid the rural practitioner when performing the occasi...