A Randomised Comparison of Vaginoscopic Office Hysteroscopy and Saline Infusion Sonography: A Patient Compliance Study

Dongen, Heleen van; Kroon, CD de; Tillaart, Sabrina A.H.M. van den; Louwe, L. A.; Trimbos-Kemper, G.C.M.; Jansen, Frank Willem

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“…Post‐procedure complications are negligible (1). Recently, Dongen et al concluded, in a randomized study, that saline infusion sonography induces significantly less discomfort than office hysteroscopy and should therefore be considered the method of choice (6).…”

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Saline infusion sonohysterography – an effective tool for evaluation of the endometrial cavity in women with abnormal uterine bleeding

Mathew

Gowri

Rizvi

2010

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of saline infusion sonohysterography (SISH) over transvaginal sonography (TVS) for the detection of intrauterine abnormalities using hysteroscopy as the gold standard in a retrospective study of 70 women mostly presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding. TVS was normal in 32 women, while in the others polyps or fibroids projecting into the cavity (n = 19) or a thick endometrium (n = 19) were suspected. On performing SISH the uterine cavity was found to be normal in 29 women, while 35 had suspected polyps/fibroids and 6 had other abnormalities. Hysteroscopy proved to be normal in 28 women, 35 had polyps/fibroids and 7 had other abnormalities. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for TVS were 72.4%, 100%, 100% and 74%, respectively, while for SISH the corresponding figures were 91.4%, 92.6%, 89.3% and 94.1%. SISH is a simple, minimally invasive and cost-effective investigative tool enhancing the diagnostic accuracy of TVS and can be an effective screening test prior to hysteroscopy.

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