Transvaginal sonography and progesterone challenge for identifying endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Malinova, M ^a   Pehlivanov, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Endometrial pathology; Endometrial thickness; Progesterone challenge test; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030024406     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02554-5     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Dodson MG. Endometrial carcinoma. In: Dodson MJ, editor. Transvaginal ultrasound. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1991: 104.
2. Osmers RG, Kuhn W. Endometrial cancer screening. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1994; 6: 75.
3. Smith P, Bakos O, Heimer G et al. Transvaginal ultrasound for identifying endometrial abnormality. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1990; 70: 591.
4. Nasri MN, Coast GJ. Correlation of ultrasound findings and endometrial histopathology in postmenopausal women. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989; 96: 1333.
5. Varner RE, Sparks JM, Cameron CD et al. Transvaginal sonography of the endometrium in postmenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol 1991; 78: 195.
6. Granberg S, Wikland M, Karlsson B. Endometrial thickness as measured by endovaginal ultrasonography for identifying endometrial abnormalities. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991; 164: 47.
7. Zacchi V, Zini R, Canino A. Transvaginal sonography as a screening method for the identification of patients at risk of postmenopausal pathology. Minerva Ginecol 1993; 45: 339.
8. Taipale P, Tarjanne H, Heinonen UM. The diagnostic value of transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of endometrial malignancy in women with peri- and postmenopausal bleeding. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1994; 73: 819.
9. Macia M, Novo A, Gonzales M, Quintana S, Codesoi J. Progesterone challenge test for the assessment of endometrial pathology in asymptomatic menopausal women. Int J Gynecol Obstet 1993; 40: 145.
10. Pansini F, Depaoli D, Serra MM et al. Combined use of progesterone challenge test and endometrial thickness evaluated by TVS in preventive management of postmenopausal women. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1992; 34: 237.
11. Valenzuela P, Sabatel RM, Valls V et al. Progestin challenge test in postmenopausal patients. Int J Gynecol Obstet 1993; 43: 313.
12. Malinova M, Pehlivanov B. Transvaginal sonography and endometrial thickness in patients with postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1995; 58: 161.
13. Hulka CA, Hall DA, McCarthy K et al. Endometrial polyps, hyperplasia and carcinoma in postmenopausal women: differentiation with endovaginal sonography. Radiology 1994; 191: 755.
14. Andolf E, Dahlader K, Aspenberg P. Ultrasonic thickness of the endometrium correlated to body weight in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol 1993; 82: 936.
15. Simmers WC. Female reproductive system. In: Anderson MC, editor. Systemic pathology. Vol. 6. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1991, p. 620.
16. Goldstein SR, Nachtigall M, Snyder JR et al. Endometrial assessment by vaginal ultrasonography before endometrial sampling in patients with postmenopausal bleeding. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990; 163: 119.
17. Nasri MN, Shepherd JH, Setchell ME, Lowe DG, Chard T. The role of vaginal scan in measurement of endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991; 98: 470.