Sonohysterography in the study of infertility.

• Autores: Álvarez, Guillermo, Salazar, Pedro, Alvarado, Silvio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista SPOG - Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.spog:article/1800
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.spog.org.pe/web/revista/index.php/RPGO/article/view/1800
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

OBJECTIVE: Value of sonohysterography in the study of infertility. MATERIAL: Fifteen infertile patients studied with hysterosalpingography and sonohysterogrraphy. METHOD: Filling of uterine cavity with sterile saline solution, through a catheter and under sonographic control. RESULTS: Sonohysterography permits better differentiation of endometrium and myometrium during the menstrual cycle. In uterine alterations it precises intracavitary lesions better than usual endosonography: endometrial polyps and sinequiae, submucous myoma or endometrial carcinoma. CONCLUSION: Sonohysterography constitutes a valuable procedure in endometrial and submucous intracavitary alterations differentiation, is a fast and low cost exploration and does not require contrast media or ionizing radiations.