Vaginal ultrasonography in patients with postmenopausal bleeding

an unusual case of vaginal myoma presenting with postmenopausal bleeding.

vaginal leiomyomas are uncommon benign tumour with variable clinical presentation. these tumours arise most commonly from anterior vaginal wall. we report a case of 50-year old postmenopausal woman who presented with urinary retention, profuse vaginal bleeding and mass protruding into vagina. local examination revealed a pedunculated mass attached to the posterior vaginal wall with vascular sta...

An Unusual Case of Vaginal Myoma Presenting with Postmenopausal Bleeding

Vaginal leiomyomas are uncommon benign tumour with variable clinical presentation. These tumours arise most commonly from anterior vaginal wall. We report a case of 50-year old postmenopausal woman who presented with urinary retention, profuse vaginal bleeding and mass protruding into vagina. Local examination revealed a pedunculated mass attached to the posterior vaginal wall with vascular sta...

Transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy in postmenopausal bleeding: a prospective study.

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic value of transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy in patients with postmenopausal bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999, 88 outpatient women with postmenopausal bleeding were enrolled in a prospective study. They underwent transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy, and were submitted to directed biopsy during hy...

Leech Bite: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding

Dear Editor, Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding has various causes. Differential diagnoses include exogenous estrogens, atrophic endometritis/vaginitis, endometrial or cervical cancer and polyps, uterine sarcoma, urethral caruncles and trauma. Therefore, it is necessary to rule out the pathological etiology of bleeding in postmenopausal women. The leech is a member of the phylum Annelida of the cl...

leech bite: a rare cause of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding