Is there a place for sonohysterobiopsy in the evaluation of endometrial pathologies in postmenopausal asymptomatic women with thickened endometrium?

Year 2020, Volume: 45 Issue: 3, 1080 - 1088, 30.09.2020

Abdurrahman Tokalıoglu , Berna Dilbaz , Runa Özelçi , Eda Tokalıoglu Bora Çoşkun

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.690986

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was o compare the diagnostic value of sonohysterobiopsy to a method involving saline infusion sonography followed by dilatation and curettage in detecting endometrial pathologies in postmenopausal asymptomatic women with an endometrial thickness greater than 5 mm.
Materials and Methods: Asymptomatic postmenopausal women who were diagnosed by means of transvaginal ultrasonography with endometrial thickness greater than 5 mm were assigned to two diagnostic groups prior to hysteroscopy. The study group included patients who underwent sonohysterobiopsy (SHB) during saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS). The control group included patients who underwent SIS followed by dilatation and curettage (D&C).
Results: In 35 patients (35%), at least one of the risk factors for endometrial malignancy was present. The histopathological evaluation of the specimens showed presence of a polyp in 40 (60%) patients who underwent SIS and D&C. SHB results were more concordant with the hysteroscopic findings compared to those of SIS and D&C. The cut-off value for the accurate diagnosis of an endometrial polyp with SHB was 10 mm, with a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 100%.
Conclusion: Sonohysterobiopsy is an efficient and safe procedure with a high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of endometrial pathologies.

Keywords

sonohysterobiopsy, endometrial pathology, postmenopaısal

Asemptomatik postmenopozal kadınlardaki endometrial patolojilerin değerlendirilmesinde sonohisterobiopsinin yeri var mı?

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı endometrial kalınlık ölçümü 5 mm üzerinde olan asemptomatik postmenopozal kadınlarda salin infüzyon sonografi sonrası dilatasyon ve kuretaj ile sonohisterobiopsinin (SHB) tanısal değerlerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır
Gereç ve yöntem: Transvajinal ultrasonografi ile endometrium kalınlığı 5 mm üzeri tespit edilen asemptomatik postmenopozal kadınlar histeroskopi öncesinde iki gruba ayrıldı. Salin infuzyon sonografi (SIS) ile eş zamanlı sonohisterobiopsi yapılan 50 olgu çalışma grubu olarak (Grup 1), salin infuzyon sonografi ardından kuretaj yapılan hastalar ise kontrol grubu olarak belirlendi(Grup2).
Bulgular: Olguların %35’inde endometrium kanseri açısından en az 1 tane risk faktörü vardı. SIS ve sonrasında kuretaj yapılan hastaların %60’ ınde histopatolojik incelemede polip bulundu. SHB bulguları SIS ve kuretaj yapılan olgularla karşılaştırıldığında histeroskopik bulgularla daha uyumlu bulundu. SHB ile endometrial poliplerin kesin tanı ve tedavisi için eşik değer % 96 duyarlılık ve %100 özgüllük ile 10 mm olarak bulundu.
Sonuç: SHB endometrial patolojilerin tanı ve tedavisinde yüksek duyarlılık ve özgüllüğe sahip etkili ve güvenli bir yöntemdir.

Keywords

sonohisterobiopsi, postmenopozal, endometrial pathology

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