Table 2 Ultrasound findings and further treatment of patients referred with POP
From: Clinical relevance of routine transvaginal ultrasound in women referred with pelvic organ prolapse
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
TVS without indication | Â |
Normal Incidental findings Endometrial pathology Ovarian pathology Fibromas | 448 (88.4%) 59 (11.6%) 9 (1.8%) 15 (2.9%) 35 (6.9%) |
TVS on indication | Â |
No cancer diagnosis Cancer diagnosis | 9 (64.3%) 5 (35.7%) |
Further investigations of incidental findings | Â |
Ovarian pathology Blood test (Ca-125), laparoscopy, control TVS/gynaecological examination (9/15) Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (2/9) Fibromas Hysterectomy (2/35) Endometrial pathology Abrasions, mini-hysteroscopy, biopsies (8/9) Hysteroscopic polyp removal (3/8) | 15 (2.9%) 9 (60%) 2 (13%) 35 (6.9%) 2 (5.7%) 9 (1.8%) 8 (89%) 3 (33%) |
Indication for operative treatment | Â |
POP Incidental findings + POP Incidental findings | 285 (54.7%) 9 (1.7%) 8 (1.5%) |
No indication for operative treatment | 219 (42.1%) |
More than one visit to the clinic due to incidental findings on TVS | Â |
Yes No | 10 (16.9%) 49 (83.1%) |
Complications due to incidental findings on TVS | Â |
Yes No | 0 (0%) 59 (100%) |