Can hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography replace hysterosalpingography in confirming tubal blockage after hysteroscopic sterilization and in the evaluation of the uterus and tubes in infertile patients?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79.e1-79.e5

  Luciano, Danielle E ^a   Exacoustos, Caterina ^b   Johns, D Alan ^c   Luciano, Anthony A ^a  

^a Center for Fertility and Women's Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chromopertubation; hysterosalpingo contrast sonography; hysterosalpingogram; infertility; tubal sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADIPIODONE MEGLUMINE; IBUPROFEN; INDIGO CARMINE; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; SINOGRAFIN; SONOVUE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIZZINESS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGO CONTRAST SONOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPIC STERILIZATION; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SYNECHIA; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 78650713586     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.08.065     Document Type: Article

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