Objective:To evaluate the performance of two-dimensional fundamental sonosalpingography combined with saline infusion pelvic sonosalpingography(abbreviated as "2DFS+ SIPS" in this article) for assessing fimbrial part′s morphology and function of fallopian tubes.Methods:A total of 246 infertile women were collected from Zhejiang Provincial People′s Hospital from May 2018 to December 2019. They underwent dynamic three-dimensional harmonic sonosalpingography(abbreviated as "4DHS" in this article) first. Cases which were diagnosed as bilaterally tubal obstruction would be excluded. 2DFS+ SIPS was performed in 230 patients. Among them, 21 underwent laparoscopy and dye test(LDT) within 6 months and the results were regarded as golden standard.Results:①Tubes which were diagnosed as complete obstruction would be excluded. The total display rate of remaining fimbrial parts by using 2DFS+ SIPS and 4DHS were 77.4% and 24.0% respectively, which had statistically difference( P<0.001). ②According to 2DFS+ SIPS, fimbrial parts were classified into 3 types: normal, suspected abnormal and abnormal.Normal fimbrial parts accounted for 86.4% while suspected abnormal ones accounted for 13.6% under the condition of patency; abnormal fimbrial parts accounted for 81.2% while suspected abnormal ones accounted for 18.8% under the condition of partial obstruction. The difference in the proportion of normal and abnormal fimbrial parts according to different tubal patency was statistically significant( P<0.001). ③Fimbrial parts were classified into normal (normal fimbrial parts) and abnormal (suspected abnormal and abnormal fimbrial parts) further according to 2DFS+ SIPS, the results were compared with LDT. Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and Youden′s index were 92.0%, 100%, 88.2%, 80.0%, 100%, 0.88, respectively. The consistency analysis showed the results of 2DFS+ SIPS and LDT were highly consistent (Kappa=0.828). ④All the side effects occured during the procedure or within 30 minutes after the procedure were self-limited.No serious complications were observed. Conclusions:2DFS+ SIPS is a preferred method for assessment of fimbrial part′s morphology and function, with its advantages of non-invasiveness, intuition, and accuracy. This combination could provide objective imaging basis for choosing clinical treatment strategies and predicting prognosis.

Purpose: To identify more accurate predictors of upper urinary tract dilatation (UUTD) in neurogenic bladder (NB) children, we studied the relationship among urodynamic parameters at different bladder filling stages, detrusor leak point pressure (DLPP) and UUTD. Methods: A total of 158 children (3–16 years) with NB were included and then divided into 2 groups according to whether their NB diagnosis was complicated with UUTD: the UUTD group (39 patients) and those without UUTD group (control group, 119 patients). The bladder filling phase was divided into 3 equal parts: the early, middle, and end filling stages. The bladder compliance (BC) and detrusor pressure (△Pdet) at each phase and DLPP at the end filling stage were recorded. Results: A BC<8 mL/cm H2O both in the middle and end stages is more specific than a BC<9 mL/cm H2O in the end stage (72%, 73%, vs. 66%), and △Pdet >8 cm H2O in the early stage, 20 cm H2O in the middle stage and 25 cm H2O in the end stage are more sensitive than △Pdet >40 cm H2O in the end stage (82%, 85%, 85%, vs. 49%). A DLPP cutoff value of 20 cm H2O showed higher sensitivity for predicting UUTD than 40 cm H2O. Conclusions Low BC and a high △Pdet in the middle and end filling stages are more accurate factors than classic indicators for predicting UUTD. In addition, a DLPP value of >20 cm H2O in the end bladder filling stage shows high sensitivity.