Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of the urogenital hiatus in pelvic organ prolapse women
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2011.08.015
- VernacularTitle:盆底器官脱垂女性盆膈裂孔的三维超声影像学观察
- Author:
Tao YING
;
Qin LI
;
Chunjuan SHAO
;
Bing HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography,three-dimensional;
Pelvic floor;
Urogenital hiatus;
Prolapse
- From:Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2011;20(8):688-691
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To provide an effective imaging technique for the morphological observation of the urogenital hiatus in pelvic organ prolapse women using three-dimensional ultrasound. Methods In a prospective observational study, forty patients with pelvic organ prolapse and thirty nulliparous women underwent three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound, with the patients supine after bladder emptying. The three-dimensional ultrasound volume was acquired and the form, structure, composition and size of urogeital hiatus were observed in the axial plane set by interior-inferior edge of symphsis pubis and analrectum junction. Results The urogenital hiatus in pelvic organ prolapse women was obviously different from the control's. The size increased sharply, the morphology represented as oval replacing the normal rotundity, the middle line diverged from the normal position, organs inside the hiatus arranged abnormally and the connective tissue defected. Conclusions Three-dimensional ultrasound is an effective imaging method to observe female pelvic floor. Urogenital hiatus in pelvic organ prolapse women displayed abnormities with morphology and structure.
