Elastosonographic evaluation of patients with a sonographic finding of thickened endometrium

European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
I B GultekinTuncay Küçüközkan

Abstract

To evaluate if elastosonography of the endometrium can differ between normal endometrial tissue and abnormal pathology. One hundred and six women with a sonographic finding of thickened endometrium were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent B-mode scanning and elastosonography, performed by the same operator who was blinded to the study design. After sonographic evaluation, all patients underwent endometrial tissue sampling via dilatation and curettage. Histopathological results indicated that 22 patients had endometrial hyperplasia, 20 patients had endometrial polyps, and 64 patients had normal pathology results, with or without abnormal uterine bleeding. Groups were formed according to histopathological results, and ultrasonographic findings (strain ratio, endometrial thickness) were compared. Median age was 46 [interquartile range (IQR) 4] years, 37 (IQR 10) years and 36 (IQR 10) years for the endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial polyps and normal pathology groups, respectively. Median age of the endometrial hyperplasia group was significantly higher compared with the endometrial polyps and normal pathology groups (p<0.001). Median parity was 3 (IQR 2), 2 (IQR 1) and 3 (IQR 1) for the endometrial hyperplasia, endome...Continue Reading

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