Efficacy of transrectal ultrasound in assessing endometrium of postmenopausal women with axial uterus.
diagnostic error
endometrial cancer
endometrium
postmenopause
ultrasonography
uterine bleeding
Journal
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN: 1469-0705
Titre abrégé: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9108340
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
revised:
29
11
2021
received:
05
09
2021
accepted:
01
12
2021
pubmed:
18
12
2021
medline:
9
9
2022
entrez:
17
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To evaluate the acceptance and efficacy of transrectal ultrasound (TRS) in assessing the endometrium in postmenopausal women with an axial uterus. This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted between October 2015 and October 2018 of consecutive postmenopausal women with an axial uterus on transvaginal ultrasound (TVS). Women with a known diagnosis of gynecological malignancy were excluded. TRS was offered immediately after TVS without prior bowel preparation. A single operator determined subjectively whether the endometrium was visualized satisfactorily on TVS and TRS. In women with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB), endometrial thickness (ET) was measured and endometrial morphology was categorized as atrophic, uniformly thickened, benign endometrial polyp or endometrial cancer, based on subjective pattern recognition. All women with PMB and a non-atrophic endometrium underwent outpatient endometrial biopsy, hysteroscopy or hysterectomy. The success rate of TRS in assessing satisfactorily the endometrium was compared with that of TVS. In patients with PMB, ET measurements and subjective diagnosis of endometrial cancer on TVS vs TRS were compared. Of the 1553 women who underwent TVS examination, 103 (6.6%) had an axial uterus, of whom 76 (73.8%) presented with PMB. TRS was accepted by 66/103 (64.1%) women with an axial uterus. TRS assessed satisfactorily a significantly higher proportion of endometria compared with TVS (90.9% vs 62.1%; χ TRS is an acceptable and effective way to assess the endometrium in postmenopausal women with an axial uterus. Among women presenting additionally with PMB, TRS is associated with a higher proportion of satisfactory endometrial assessments and fewer misdiagnoses of endometrial cancer by subjective pattern recognition compared with TVS. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
414-419Informations de copyright
© 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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