Background: To compare and find diagnostic accuracy and efficacy of trans-vaginal and transabdominal sonographic techniques in female pelvic pathologies and to compare both the procedures against the gold standard of biopsy. Methods: In this comparative study two hundred patients with clinical evidence of pelvic disease of gynaecologic origin and patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy alread...

OBJECTIVE Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is core to any ovarian cancer screening strategy. General-population screening involves older postmenopausal women in whom ovarian visualization is difficult because of decreasing ovarian size and lack of follicular activity. We report on factors affecting the visualization of postmenopausal ovaries in the multicenter United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of...

BACKGROUND Accurate diagnosis of uterine abnormalities has become a core part of the fertility work-up. A variety of modalities can be used for the diagnosis of uterine abnormalities. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) in uterine pathologies of infertile patients using hysteroscopy as the gold standard. PATIENTS AND MET...

Large pelvic cysts are commonly seen in gynecologic practice; their heterogeneous origin is reflected in their pleomorphic clinical features. We report the case of a 64-year-old multiparous postmenopausal woman with an unusual manifestation of endometrial adenocarcinoma that presented as hematometra mimicking a large pelvic cyst. In this case, hematometra was well demonstrated by transabdominal...

Background: Thrombosis of parametrial veins are rarely diagnosed by transvaginal sonography. The clinical importance vein thrombosis is not known. We present the first fully documented case pelvic varicosities with non-occlusive resulting in subsequent development pain that alleviated resolution thrombus. Case report: a perimenopausal woman underwent sonography for routine check-up. patient su...

 ABSTRACT Background: To compare pregnancy outcomes in women at risk for cervical incompetence after elective versus ultrasound- indicated cerclage. Methods: In a prospective randomized tlial, singleton pregnancies with at least one previous spontaneous midtrimester loss or early preterm delivery (between 15 and 32 weeks' gestation) who met clinical crite1ia for the diagnosis of cervical incomp...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether expectant care of incomplete miscarriages can significantly reduce the need for surgical evacuation of retained products of conception (ERPC) without increasing complications. METHODS A randomized controlled trial conducted at the University Unit, Teaching Hospital Mahamodara, Galle. Consecutive women with uncomplicated incomplete miscarriages at < 14 weeks ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a model to predict the success of a trial of vaginal birth after Cesarean section (VBAC) based on sonographic measurements of Cesarean section (CS) scar features, demographic variables and previous obstetric history. METHODS We used transvaginal sonography (TVS) to examine the CS scar of 320 consecutive pregnant women. TVS was carried out at 11-13, 19-21 and 34-36 weeks' ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between a niche and abnormal uterine bleeding, and to develop a sonographic classification of niches and evaluate its relationship to abnormal uterine bleeding. METHODS An observational prospective cohort study was performed between October 2007 and May 2009. All women who had a Cesarean section performed in our hospital were asked to participate. Two hu...