Re: ultrasound report
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 May 2003 12:44:05 -0500 (CDT)
More data is needed: age , children, symptoms.
At Thu, 22 May 2003, L wrote:
>
>I had an ultrasound last week and got the results tuesday- my dr is
>sending me to a gyn and mentioned a D&C. I would like some opinions on
>my report- with all that is going within me am I looking at a
>hysterectomy or am I overreacting? My dr told me that my endometrium is
>in cm 1.7 when a normal is 1 cm but from my research I have done here
>and elsewhere, a normal lining is thinner. Thanks for any advice.
>
>Transabdominal and transvaginal images are obtained. The uterus is
>slightly enlarged. It measures 8.9 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm. The endometrium is
>thickened. It measures 17.3 mm. There is some areas of mixed
>echogenicity within the uterine wall consistent with small fibroids. The
>largest of these is 2 cm.
>
>The left adnexa measures 3.8 x 3 x 2.8 and does contain a slightly
>irregular shaped cyst of 2.5 cm. There are no septations noted. The
>right adnexa measures 3 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm and appears normal. There is
>just a very small amount of free fluid.
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Director Obgyn.net Latina
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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