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In multicentre studies, measurements will vary between centres for various reasons (e.g. subjectivity of measurements, differences in equipment, deviations from the protocol and differences in patient populations). The aim of this interim a…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of acoustic streaming to discriminate between endometriomas and other adnexal masses. METHODS: We used data from 1938 patients with an adnexal mass included in Phase 2 of the International Ovarian Tumor A…
UNLABELLED: OBJECTIVE STUDY: To estimate the value of preoperative bimanual examination of the pelvis in women undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING: Private hospitals an…
An estimated one of every 10 gynecologic visits—and half of all diagnostic laparoscopies—are occasioned by chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a condition that often presents a difficult clinical problem. The most common disorders found at laparosco…
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) for the detection of ectopic pregnancies (EPs) in women undergoing surgery for presumed ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: A prospective, observational study. Women were di…
To develop transvaginal ultrasound scan (TVS) based “soft markers” to improve the definition of a normal scan in women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain (CPP). 120 consecutive patients had TVS 1–2 weeks before diagno…
To assess what factors in a patients history and which transvaginal ultrasound findings are most predictive of pathology in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Prospective study. 120 consecutive women with CPP completed a questionnaire de…
To detect the presence and location of endometriosis in women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Prospective study. 120 consecutive women with CPP had TVS 1–2 weeks before laparoscopy. All patients had a negati…
To evaluate the accuracy, user variability and impact of experience on the subjective assessment of transvaginal based soft markers in the evaluation of women with chronic pelvic pain undergoing laparoscopy. Prospective study. 38 consecutiv…