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Obstetrics
Transvaginal ultrasonography accurately detects ectopic pregnancy
June 23rd, 2005
Transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) accurately detected 90.9% of ectopic pregnancies (EPs) in a study of women undergoing surgery for the presumed condition. G. Condous and colleagues, St. George Hospital, London, conducted a prospective, observational study in which "women were diagnosed with an EP using TVS if any of the following were noted in the adnexal region: (i) an inhomogeneous mass or blob sign adjacent to the ovary and moving separately from the ovary; or (ii) a mass with a hyper-echoic ring around the gestational sac or bagel sign; or (iii) a gestational sac with a fetal pole with or without cardiac activity. "The final diagnosis was based...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-23)
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