Échographie gynécologique
L'échographie gynécologiqueest l'application de l'échographiemédicale aux organes pelviens de la femme, en particulier l'utérus,lesovaires,lestrompes de Fallope,ainsi que lavessie,lecul-de-sac de Douglas,et tout ce qui peut concerner le pelvis en dehors de lagrossesse.
Elle comprend:
- l'échographie abdominale.
- l'échographie endo-vaginale, qui visualise mieux lecol de l'utérus,l'utérus,et lesovaires.
Texte anglais à traduire:
Gyn sonography is used extensively:
- in the assessment of pelvic organs,
- in the diagnosis and follow-up management of gynecologic problems includingendometriosis,leiomyoma,adenomyosis,ovarian cysts and lesions,
- dans l’identification de masses annexes, incluant les grossesses extra-utérines
- dans le diagnostic de cancers gynécologiques
- in infertility treatments to track the response ofovarian folliclestofertility medication(i.e.Pergonal).
Through transvaginal sonography ovarian cysts can be aspirated. This technique is used to obtain human eggs (oocytes) through sonographic directed transvaginal puncture of ovarian follicles inIVF.
Sonohysterographyis a specialiced procedure by which fluid, usually sterile saline, is installed into the uterine cavity, and gyn sonography performed at the same time. The procedure delineates intrauterine pathology such aspolyps,Asherman's syndrome,or submucousleiomyoma.