Sonography ( ultrasound ) in women with abnormal uterine bleeding
is easier to perform when gel is used to distend the uterus rather
than saline, a Belgian group reports -- and results are just as
accurate.
Dr. Thierry Van den Bosch, of University Hospitals Leuven, and
colleagues note that adequate distension can be difficult to
maintain with saline instillation, and it's possible that
transtubal flow could seed malignant cells into the abdominal
cavity. Gel instillation could overcome these problems. Read
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