Comparison of transvaginal ultrasonography and saline infusion sonohysterography in evaluating the endometrial cavity in pre- and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding.

OBJECTIVE

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) of the endometrial cavity in pre- and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding.

DESIGN

In a prospective study, TVUS and concurrent SIS findings of 100 pre- and 33 postmenopausal women were recorded. The pathological diagnoses of the specimens, obtained by means of dilatation and curettage, hysteroscopy, and hysterectomy, were taken as reference and compared with the results of TVUS and SIS.

RESULTS

When TVUS and SIS findings were compared with pathological results, the sensitivity and specificity of TVUS in diagnosing endometrial pathologies were 83% and 70.6%, respectively, whereas the sensitivity and specificity of SIS were 97.7% and 82.4%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of SIS in the diagnosis of endometrial polyps were 100% and 91.8%, respectively, and in the diagnosis of fibroids were 95% and 100%, respectively.

CONCLUSION

SIS is more accurate than TVUS alone in the evaluation of the endometrial cavity in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.