[Echography in the examination of postmenopausal patients with endometrial pathology]

Small pelvic organs were examined in 61 postmenopausal females suspected for having an intrauterine abnormality and 25 females matched for age who had no clinical signs of endometrial abnormalities. The findings were compared with the results of hysteroscopic and histological examinations of their curettage specimens. There was a 85% agreement of echographic and histological findings in the patients with suspected intrauterine abnormalities. The echography of small pelvic organs is a screening tool for the diagnosis of intrauterine diseases in postmenopausal females. When M-mode echography shows high values, hysteroscopy and separate diagnostic curettage are indicated. M-mode echography is a useful method for checking up the endometrial status in postmenopausal females receiving hormonal therapy for proliferative endometrial processes.