Hu HJ, Sun J, Feng R, Yu L. Comparison of the application value of transvaginal ultrasound and transabdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(13): 2945-2955 [PMID: 37215424 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2945]
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Liang Yu, MM, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. 422086056@qq.com
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Medicine, General & Internal
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Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2023; 11(13): 2945-2955 Published online May 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2945
Comparison of the application value of transvaginal ultrasound and transabdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
Hui-Juan Hu, Juan Sun, Rui Feng, Liang Yu
Hui-Juan Hu, Department of Ultrasonic, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Juan Sun, Department of Ultrasonic, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Rui Feng, Department of Interventional Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Liang Yu, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Hu HJ and Yu L designed the study; Hu HJ wrote the manuscript; Hu HJ, Sun J, and Feng R collected and analyzed the data; Feng R and Yu L revised and reviewed the manuscript; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by Ethics Committee of Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their family members, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Liang Yu, MM, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. 422086056@qq.com
Received: February 27, 2023 Peer-review started: February 27, 2023 First decision: March 10, 2023 Revised: March 19, 2023 Accepted: March 24, 2023 Article in press: March 24, 2023 Published online: May 6, 2023
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of pregnancy related deaths in the first trimester. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is the key to diagnosis of EP.
Research motivation
140 patients with EP who underwent transabdominal ultrasound (TAS) and TVS were reviewed. The application value of TAS and TVS in the diagnosis of EP was discussed, and the difference between TAS and TVS was compared.
Research objectives
To explore the application value of TAS and TVS in the diagnosis of EP and improve the clinical diagnosis level of EP.
Research methods
140 patients with EP who received TAS and TVS were analyzed retrospectively. The diagnostic accuracy and misdiagnosis rate of the two kinds of ultrasound examination were compared.
Research results
The results showed that the diagnostic accuracy of TVS was significantly higher than that of TAS, and the misdiagnosis rate of TVS was lower than that of TAS, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Research conclusions
For the diagnosis of EP, TVS is more accurate than TAS.
Research perspectives
Compared with TAS, TVS has higher accuracy in the diagnosis of EP, and is more safe and accurate in clinical practice, which is worthy of extensive clinical promotion.
