Pattern of Hysterosalpingographic Findings in Infertility in Port Harcourt
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The study was carried out to determine the pattern of radiological findings in 500 consecutive patients who presented with primary and secondary infertility in Port Harcourt, the cosmopolitan capital city of Rivers State of Nigeria. Five Hundred adult female patients, aged between 17-40 years being investigated for infertility had HGS done on them in a private Radiological centre run by a Radiologist between January 1996 and December 1998. Hydrosalping was found to top the list of pathologies, 76 patients 91.52%). Out of this 51 patients (10.2%) had unilateral hydrosalpinx while 25 patients (5%) had bilateral hydrosalpinges. 70 patients (14%) had uterine myoma. 33 patients (6.6%) had tubal occlusion, of this 20 patients (4%) had bilateral tubal occlusion while 13 patients (2.6%) had unilateral occlusion. 64 patients (12.8%) had synechiae. Only one patient (0.2%) had congenital uterine malformationunicornuate uterus. The pattern of Radiological changes from this study shows hydrosalpinges as the highest cause of abnormality and suggests that congenital malformation is very rare. ABSTRAIT L'étude a été effectuée pour déterminer le modèle des résultats radiologiques dans 500 patients consécutifs qui se sont présentés avec l'infertilité primaire et secondaire dans Harcourt gauche, la ville capitale cosmopolite de l'état de fleuves du Nigéria. Cinq cents patients féminins d'adulte, âgé entre 17-40 ans étant étudiés pour l'infertilité a fait faire HGS sur eux à un centre radiologique privé couru par un radiologiste entre janvier 1996 et décembre 1998. Hydrosalping s'est avéré pour compléter la liste de pathologies, 76 patients 915.2%). Hors du ce 51 patients (10.2%) ont eu le hydrosalpinx unilateral tandis que 25 patients (5%) avaient les hydrosalpinges bilatéraux. 70 patients (14%) ont eu le myoma utérin. 33 patients (6.6%) ont eu l'occlusion tubal, du ce 20 patients (4%) ont eu l'occlusion tubal bilatérale tandis que 13 patients (2.6%) avaient l'occlusion unilatérale. 64 patients (12.8%) ont eu des synechiae. Seulement un patient (0.2%) a eu l ' u t é rus u t é r in congén i t a l de malformation-unicornuate. L e m o d è l e d e s c h a n g e m e n t s radiologiques de cette étude montre des hydrosalpinges comme cause la plus élevée d'anomalie et suggère que la malformation congénitale soit très rare. PATTERN OF HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN INFERTILITY IN PORT HARCOURT *Nwankwo N. C., **Akani C. I. *Dept of Radiology, **Obstetrics & Gynaecology University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Corresponding Author: Dr. N. C. Nwankwo Dept of Radiology, UPTH P.M.B. 6173, Port Harcourt, E-mail: [email protected] Phone : 234 23123119 West African Journal of Radiology April 2005 Vol. 12 Number 1
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