Title: Role of Ultrasonography in Investigating the Causes of Bleeding per Vaginum in the first Trimester of Pregnancy
Authors: Dr Hussain Jabeen Bano, Dr Zulfakar Ali Shaik, MD
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i11.49
Abstract
Introduction
- Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy is a relatively common presentation in the acute obstetric and gynecological setting, and ultrasonography remains the safest and fastest way of evaluating these
- The causes of bleeding during the first trimester include various types of abortions, ectopic pregnancy, and molar
- Clinical history and pelvic examination are inadequate in assessing the prognosis in such
- The objective of our study was to evaluate the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of a patient with first trimester bleeding to determine the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of early pregnancy failure and to guide the obstetrician for the correct management of the
Objectives of the Study
- To evaluate the role of ultrasonography in a patient with bleeding per vaginum in the first trimester of
- To correlate ultrasound findings with clinical diagnosis, thus helping the treating obstetrician in deciding the management
Materials and Methods
- We studied 30 cases of pregnant women who presented with bleeding per vaginum during the first The main source of data for this study were women who presented with bleeding per vaginum in the first trimester of pregnancy and referred to the department of radiodiagnosis from the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Amalapuram, for the period of 16 months.
- All patients were evaluated with clinical history, clinical examination, and
- Ultrasonographic examination was done using the following
- PHILIPS CLEARVUE 650.
- GE LOGIQ F8.
