OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma in patients presenting with post-menopausal bleeding while taking histopathological findings as the gold standard. METHODS The cross-sectional study was done at the Department of Radiology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, from April 1 to September 30, 2009, and comprised 128 patients abo...

Background Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography by means of Levovist, a galactose-based ultrasound contrast agent that is infused intravenously has allowed the observation of the vasculature of the abdominal organs. Particularly, contrast harmonic imaging, which is the specific imaging mode for Levovist, can depict signals from microbubbles in very slow flow without Doppler-related artifacts and i...

Background: Objectives of the study were: to assess migration low-lying placenta diagnosed by ultrasound around 20 weeks gestation and evaluate factors influencing placental as well reduce feto-maternal morbidity or mortality excluding previa accreta early.Methods: All antenatal mothers undergoing routine transabdominal congenital anomaly scan were subjected transvaginal ultrasonography confirm...

BACKGROUND Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal pathology in infants and young children. Ultrasonography (US) has been considered to be a reliable diagnostic tool for GERD but the severity of GERD and the clinical implications based on imaging findings has not been evaluated. AIMS To compare the diagnostic value of lower esophageal US with that of ...

Background: Ectopic pregnancies are frequently present in women who present to the emergency department with pregnancy and abdominal pain or bleeding, a subset of whom may require operative intervention. Objectives: To prospectively determine if emergency physician (EP)-performed transabdominal pelvic ultrasonography (US) with determination of free abdominal fluid in the hepatorenal space predi...

The article discusses the principles of the proper performance of the ultrasound examination of the prostate gland. The paper has been divided into two parts: the general one and the detailed one. The first part presents the necessary requirements referring to the ultrasound apparatus for performing transabdominal examinations of the urinary bladder and the prostate gland as well as for transre...

Transabdominal ultrasound not always allows to determine the nature of ascites based solely on its characteristics. AIM The aim of the study was to present difficulties in determining the nature of ascites using transabdominal ultrasonography solely based on extra-organ lesions as well as, after the inclusion of the overall abdominal assessment and the clinical picture. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

BACKGROUND There are several surgical treatment options for inguinal hernia; however, there is no consensus on the literature identifying which surgical technique promotes less postoperative pain. AIM To compare the intensity of postoperative pain between the surgical techniques Lichtenstein and transabdominal pre-peritoneal laparoscopy for the treatment of unilateral primary inguinal hernia....