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Postmenopozal Kanamada Endometriyumun Elastosonografik Değerlendirilmesi

Elastosonographic Evaluation of Endometrium in Postmenopausal Bleeding

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Evaluation of the endometrium with real-time tissue elastosonography is one of the noninvasive meth- ods with this potential and the diagnostic value of RTE could be possible with multicentric studies in- cluding more subjects.

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Objective & Hypothesis:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the elastosonographic changes of endometrium in postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding.
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Key Findings & Data:STUDY DESIGN: A total of 80 women in their postmenopausal period were enrolled for the study; 19 with postmenopausal bleeding and 61 normal healthy controls.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the elastosonographic changes of endometrium in postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 80 women in their postmenopausal period were enrolled for the study; 19 with postmenopausal bleeding and 61 normal healthy controls. All patients with a history of previous uterine surgery (including myomectomy) and/or endometrial interventions such as endometrial ablation, polyp removal, hysteroscopic interventions (except solely diagnostic procedures) and endometrial sam- pling within one year were excluded from the study because of the possibility of endometrial changes that may interfere with elastosonographic starin ratios. B-mode scanning, Doppler and real-time tissue elastography (RTE) were performed by the same single operator, blinded to the study design. The ul- trasonographic findings (strain ratio, endometrial thickness, uterine artery Doppler indices) were evalu- ated between groups. RESULTS:The means of age were 57.84±5.36 years and 56.34±3.32 years for the study group and the controls respectively. The groups were similar in regard to age (p=0.328). The parity of the post- menopausal bleeding group was significantly higher than the controls (p<0.001). When uterine artery Doppler indices were compared between groups, study group was found to have lower values in regard to controls (p<0.001). The medians of endometrial thickness were 4.30 (IQR=3.80)mm in the study group and 2.60 (IQR=0.90) mm in the control group and the difference was found to be significant (p<0.001). The medians of elastosonographic B/A ratios were 0.98 (IQR=0.18) and 1.27 (IQR=1.78) for the study group and controls respectively. The B/A ratios were found to be significantly lower in the study group (lower tissue elasticity) (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Tissue biopsy for histopathologic evaluation is still the gold standart in cases with post- menopausal bleeding. However, the need for a noninvasive method with high sensitivity and specificity is still under search. Some women who had been offered biopsy but did not accept the intervention be- cause of the invasive nature of the procedure will be eft undiagnosed for a possible malignancy. Evaluation of the endometrium with real-time tissue elastosonography is one of the noninvasive meth- ods with this potential and the diagnostic value of RTE could be possible with multicentric studies in- cluding more subjects.

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ÖZET AMAÇ: Bu çalışmamızın amacı postmenopozal kanamalı has- taların endometriyumlarının elastosonografik incelenmesidir. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Postmenopozal dönemdeki 80 kadın çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir; 19 postmenopozal kanama yakın- ması olan çalışma grubu ve 61 normal sağlıklı postmenopozal kadın. Geçirilmiş uterin cerrahi (myomektomi dahil) ve/veya endometriyal ablasyon, polip çıkarılması, histeroskopik girişim- ler (sadece tanısal amaçlı olanlar hariç) gibi endometriyal giri- şimsel işlemler ve son 1 yıl içerisinde endometriyal örnekleme yapılmış olan hastalar endometriyumda elastosonografik de- ğerlendirmede olası değişiklere neden olabileceklerinden dola- yı çalışma dışı tutulma ölçütleri olarak kabul edildi ve çalışma- ya dahil edilmedi. Tüm B-mod taramaları, Doppler ve gerçek zamanlı doku elastosonografileri çalışma dizaynına kör, tek bir uygulayıcı tarafından yapıldı. Gruplar arası ultrasonografik pa- rametreler (gerilim oranı, endometriyal kalınlık, uterin arter Doppler parametreleri) karşılaştırıldı. BULGULAR: Çalışmada bulunan 61 kontrol grubu bireylerin yaş ortalaması 56,34±3,32 yıl, 19 çalışma grubu postmenopo- zal kanama görülen hastanın yaş ortalaması 57,84±5,36 yıl olarak hesaplandı. Bireylerin yaşlarının benzer olduğu görüldü (p=0,328). Postmenopozal kanama hastalarının parite sayıları- nın anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p<0,001). Uterin arter Doppler ölçüm sonuçlarının kontrol grubunda hasta gru- buna göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu tespit edildi (p<0,001). Kontrol grubu bireylerinin ortanca endometriyal ka- lınlık değeri 2,60 (ÇAG=0,90)mm, hasta grubu bireylerinin or- tanca endometriyal kalınlık değeri 4,30 (ÇAG=3,80)mm olarak ölçüldü. Hasta grubunda endometriyal kalınlık değerlerinin an- lamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu görüldü. B/A oranları değerlendi- rildiğinde, kontrol ve hasta grubunda ortanca değerler sırasıy- la 1,27 (ÇAG=1,78) ve 0.98 (ÇAG=0,18) olarak hesaplandı. Kontrol grubunda B/A oranlarının hasta grubuna göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu (daha düşük doku elastisitesi) belir- lendi (p<0,001). SONUÇ: Postmenopozal kanama durumlarında altın standart halen histopatolojik değerlendirme amaçlı doku örneklemesi- dir. Ancak girişimsel bir yöntem olması ve bazı hastalar tara- fından kabul edilmeyerek olası tedavi eksikliklerine yol açması nedeniyle girişimsel olmayan tanısal araç arayışı devam et- mektedir. Endometriyal dokunun gerçek zamanlı elastosono- grafi ile değerlendirilmesi bu konuda kullanılabilecek yöntem- lerden biri olma potansiyeli taşımaktadır. Çok merkezli ve yük- sek sayıda vaka içeren çalışmalar ile elastosonografik değer- lendirmenin olası tanısal potansiyeli ortaya konulabilinir.

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GÜLTEKİN, İ. B., ALTINBOĞA, O., GÜLTEKİN, S., YILMAZ, E. A., İMAMOĞLU, G. İ., ALKAN, A., KÜÇÜKÖZKAN, T. (2015). Postmenopozal Kanamada Endometriyumun Elastosonografik Değerlendirilmesi. GORM:Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 1, 31–35. https://ajindex.com/articles/196195

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