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Evaluation of tubal patency by transvaginal sonosalpingography
E C Tüfekçi1, S Girit, E Bayirli
1Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective:
To evaluate tubal patency by transvaginal sonosalpingography.
Design:
Comparative study of transvaginal sonosalpingography with chromolaparoscopy in subjects with unknown tubal function.
Setting:
Outpatient infertility clinic at Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.
Patients:
Forty-two cases of unknown tubal function with infertility complaints were included.
Interventions:
Isotonic saline was injected into the uterine cavity through a catheter.
Main Outcome Measures:
Transvaginal sonosalpingography is a safe, easy, and cost-effective procedure for screening tubal status.
Results:
The results obtained from transvaginal sonosalpingography and laparoscopy were completely consistent for 29 cases (76.32%) and partially consistent for 8 cases (21.05%). Transvaginal sonosalpingography accurately showed patency in 26 patients and bilateral nonpatency in 3 patients.
Conclusions:
Transvaginal sonosalpingography, with its accuracy and safety, is a promising screening and diagnostic technique in the evaluation of tubal patency on ambulatory basis.