Diagnostic Value of Elastosonographic Evaluation of Cervix in Idiopathic Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage in the First Trimester

Journal Title: HASEKİ TIP BÜLTENİ - Year 2016, Vol 54, Issue 4

Abstract

Aim: To detect prognostic role of cervical elastosonography (ES) among women with a history of idiopathic recurrent spontaneous miscarriage (IRSM) in early pregnancy. Methods: There were 40 women enrolled in the study. Of the 40, 20 were women diagnosed with IRSM in the first trimester and 20 were healthy women who had at least one childbirth experience. All patients underwent ES evaluation of the cervix. Strain ratio values of certain cervical tissue were recorded for all women. Results: The results of elastosonographic measures showed that external part of the upper lip of the cervix was significantly softer than the internal part and lower lip in women with IRSM. However, for women who had not experienced miscarriage, the results were not different. There were no significant differences observed between cervical length and elasticity among either group. Conclusion:­ Although we found that Region A was softer than Region C and D in women with IRSM, we also found similar results for women who have not experienced miscarriage. Our results support that cervical elasticity may not play a central role in the detection of etiopathogenesis of IRSM. Further studies with larger groups are needed.

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Doğa Fatma Öcal, Yasemin Çekmez, Esengül Türkyılmaz, İsmail Burak Gültekin, Yeşim Uçar, Mehmet Fırat Mutlu, Tuncay Küçüközkan

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  • EP ID EP227906
  • DOI 10.4274/haseki.3148
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Doğa Fatma Öcal, Yasemin Çekmez, Esengül Türkyılmaz, İsmail Burak Gültekin, Yeşim Uçar, Mehmet Fırat Mutlu, Tuncay Küçüközkan (2016). Diagnostic Value of Elastosonographic Evaluation of Cervix in Idiopathic Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage in the First Trimester. HASEKİ TIP BÜLTENİ, 54(4), 219-223. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-227906