A comparison of colour Doppler sonography and the pelvic arteriogram in assessment of patients with gestational trophoblastic disease

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
F Y ChanR L Wong

Abstract

To assess whether colour Doppler sonography can replace pelvic arteriography in the assessment of patients with gestational trophoblastic disease. An observational study in which patients with gestational trophoblastic disease were assessed with both pelvic arteriography and colour Doppler sonography. The oncology unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong. The unit is the main tertiary referral centre for treatment of trophoblastic diseases in Hong Kong. Thirty-two consecutive women referred over an 18 month period. The site of localisation of the tumour and the size of the tumour as assessed by both methods. Eleven patients had a spontaneous fall of beta-hCG titres and did not have pelvic arteriograms performed. The remaining 21 patients had both investigations performed. Four patients had no evidence of abnormal pelvic vessels either on colour Doppler sonography or on pelvic arteriography. Their raised beta hCG titres were due to metastatic disease elsewhere. In the remaining patients the location of the tumour vessels was found to be concordant between the two methods of imaging. Measurements of the mean diameter of tumour bulk by the two methods also agreed well (r = 0.93, P < 0.0001). Pe...Continue Reading

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Sep 1, 1996·European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology·F Y ChanR L Wong
Jul 31, 1999·International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·H XieK Miyazaki
Nov 8, 2005·Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology : the Official Journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology·D J FowlerN J Sebire
Dec 24, 2004·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine·Qi ZhouJim D Cardoza

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