Author/Editor		Ribič-Pucelj, M; Novak-Antolič, Ž; Tomaževič, T; Cizelj, T
Title		Odkrivanje razvojnih nepravilnosti maternice z vaginalnim ultrazvokom
Translated title		Detection of uterine malformations by vaginal ultrasouns
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 60, št. 12
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 509-12
Language		slo
Abstract		In 30 women with recurrent spontaneous abortions, three diagnostic procedures for detection of uterine malformations were compared: hysterosalpingography, hysteroscopy and vaginal ultrasound. The accurancy of vaginal ultrosound was the same as that of hysteroscopy in 29 out of 30 women, while hysterosalpingography finding in three patients differed from that of histeroscopy and vaginal ultrosound. On the ground of these results, vaginal ultrasound was used to detect uterine malformations in 294 women devided into 4 groups: group A (N = 62) consisted of women with l spontaneous abortion, group B (N = 64) of women with 2 and more spontaneous abortions, group C (N = 58) of women with premature deliveries (less than 37 weeks of gestation) and group D (N = 110) of women with normal term deliveries. The examination was performed in the luteal phase of the cycle with 7 MHz vaginal probe. In women with malformed uterus a partially or completely divided uterine cavity was found and in some of them an abnormal outer shape of the uterus as well. The frequency of uterine malformations in group A was 30 per cent , in group B 64 per cent , in group C 41 per cent and in group D 11 per cent . The most frequent malformation was partial or complete septum. The vaginal ultrasound has proven to be a valuable and noninvasive method for screening of uterine malformations and therefore this diagnostic procedure is indicated already after one unsuccessful pregnancy.
Descriptors		UTERUS ABORTION, HABITUAL HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY HYSTEROSCOPY LABOR, PREMATURE PREGNANCY