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1765955

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the clinical utility of routine vaginal ultrasound in evaluating gynecologic patients, we prospectively studied 133 women scheduled to undergo elective surgery based upon abnormal clinical findings as determined by residents and faculty in a large, county-based teaching hospital. Patients were examined bimanually by the surgeons and then examined ultrasonographically using a 5.0-MHz vaginal probe. Surgery was scheduled within 48 hours of the clinical examinations. Vaginosonography demonstrated enhanced sensitivity, specificity and predictive value as compared to bimanual pelvic examination. The technique was quickly mastered by resident physicians, with discrepancies between preoperative ultrasound observations and actual surgical findings present in but 15 of 532 instances. Vaginal ultrasonography is an effective routine adjunct to physical examination in the preoperative evaluation of surgical patients. Furthermore, it has diagnostic capabilities superior to those of the bimanual pelvic examination and increases the accuracy of preoperative diagnoses in gynecologic patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0024-7758
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
779-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Routine use of vaginal ultrasonography in the preoperative evaluation of gynecologic patients. An adjunct to resident education.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article