Gynaecological Ultrasound in Clinical Practice Ultrasound Imaging in the Management of Gynaecological Conditions
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the authors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Ultrasound imaging in gynaecological practice
- 2 Normal pelvic anatomy
- 3 The uterus
- 4 Postmenopausal bleeding: presentation and investigation
- 5 HRT, contraceptives and other drugs affecting the endometrium
- 6 Diagnosis and management of adnexal masses
- 7 Ultrasound assessment of women with pelvic pain
- 8 Ultrasound of non-gynaecological pelvic lesions
- 9 Ultrasound imaging in reproductive medicine
- 10 Ultrasound imaging of the lower urinary tract and uterovaginal prolapse
- 11 Ultrasound and diagnosis of obstetric anal sphincter injuries
- 12 Organisation of the early pregnancy unit
- 13 Sonoembryology: ultrasound examination of early pregnancy
- 14 Diagnosis and management of miscarriage
- 15 Tubal ectopic pregnancy
- 16 Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies
- 17 Ovarian cysts in pregnancy
- Index
3 - The uterus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the authors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Ultrasound imaging in gynaecological practice
- 2 Normal pelvic anatomy
- 3 The uterus
- 4 Postmenopausal bleeding: presentation and investigation
- 5 HRT, contraceptives and other drugs affecting the endometrium
- 6 Diagnosis and management of adnexal masses
- 7 Ultrasound assessment of women with pelvic pain
- 8 Ultrasound of non-gynaecological pelvic lesions
- 9 Ultrasound imaging in reproductive medicine
- 10 Ultrasound imaging of the lower urinary tract and uterovaginal prolapse
- 11 Ultrasound and diagnosis of obstetric anal sphincter injuries
- 12 Organisation of the early pregnancy unit
- 13 Sonoembryology: ultrasound examination of early pregnancy
- 14 Diagnosis and management of miscarriage
- 15 Tubal ectopic pregnancy
- 16 Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies
- 17 Ovarian cysts in pregnancy
- Index
Summary
The uterus is divided into four anatomical parts. The fundus is the uppermost part and extends into the interstitial portion of the fallopian tubes laterally. The corpus is the main body of the uterus, and the isthmus is the lowermost portion, which extends into the cervix. The lower uterine segment in the pregnant uterus forms at the isthmus, which is at the level of the reflection of the urinary bladder in the non-pregnant uterus. Uterine fibroids are the most common uterine abnormality encountered in women of reproductive age. Ultrasound has the advantages of being a widely available outpatient imaging modality, with the ability to measure and assess the depth of fibroid involvement into the myometrium more accurately than any other imaging technique. Uterine sarcoma is a rare tumour of the uterine myometrium that is usually diagnosed after hysterectomy. The clinical presentation is enlarging uterus in a post-menopausal woman.
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- Gynaecological Ultrasound in Clinical PracticeUltrasound Imaging in the Management of Gynaecological Conditions, pp. 17 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009