INTRODUCTION: After incomplete healing of the uterine cesarean section scar, a niche can be observed; 24% of the women develop large niches with a residual myometrial thickness <3 mm. In these cases a laparoscopic resection is possible. The…
BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids present differently, from well vascularised up to calcified, with some causing heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between fibroid vascularisation and HMB, other fibroid r…
OBJECTIVE: To generate guidance for detailed uterine niche evaluation by ultrasonography in the non-pregnant woman, using a modified Delphi procedure amongst European experts. METHODS: Twenty gynecological experts were approached through t…
The aims of this prospective diagnostic evaluation study were (i) to estimate the inter-observer agreement and reproducibility of real-time sonoelastography and real-time gray-scale ultrasound in the measurement of uterine and fibroid volum…
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the accuracy and reliability of 3-dimensional (3D) transvaginal sonography in classifying submucous fibroids using the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics PALM-COEIN (polyp, adenomyosis, leiomyom…