2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2001.00561.x
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Ultrasonic evaluation of the uterus and uterine cavity after normal, vaginal delivery

Abstract: Transabdominal sonography is suitable for examination of the uterus during the first 14 days postpartum but from day 28 the transvaginal route is preferable. The uterine body and position, as well as the cavity, are easy to examine by ultrasound. Accumulation of fluid and debris in the uterine cavity is a common and insignificant finding of the involuting uterus. It is located in the cervical area in the early puerperium and in the whole uterine cavity in the middle part of the puerperium. Findings from uncomp… Show more

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“…3,4,[11][12][13] In the first week postpartum, the endometrium may be thick, measuring greater than 10 mm, and in up to 51% of patients, an echogenic endometrial mass may be present. 3,4 Sonographic evidence of gas within the endometrial cavity can also be a normal finding after spontaneous vaginal delivery. 12 Within the second to third week postpartum, the endometrial cavity may increase in thickness and may contain fluid or debris.…”
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“…3,4,[11][12][13] In the first week postpartum, the endometrium may be thick, measuring greater than 10 mm, and in up to 51% of patients, an echogenic endometrial mass may be present. 3,4 Sonographic evidence of gas within the endometrial cavity can also be a normal finding after spontaneous vaginal delivery. 12 Within the second to third week postpartum, the endometrial cavity may increase in thickness and may contain fluid or debris.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…12 Within the second to third week postpartum, the endometrial cavity may increase in thickness and may contain fluid or debris. 4 Over time, the endometrium diminishes in thickness, appearing as a thin white line by 8 weeks postpartum. 4 The presence of fluid, debris or an endometrial mass also becomes less frequent over time.…”
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“…8,[11][12][13] A more up to date assessment of the postpartum uterus, not only assessing the anteroposterior (AP) diameter of the uterus but also the endometrial thickness suggests that mode of delivery can affect the rate of uterine involution; for example, the decrease in endometrial thickness over the second to sixth week postpartum following a term vaginal delivery was found to be significantly greater than that following term caesarean section.…”
Section: Ultrasound Appearances Of the Postpartum Uterusmentioning
confidence: 99%