Evaluation of ultrasonography and laparoscopy in the diagnosis of pelvic masses

ABSTRACT

Fifty patients with small pelvic masses were subjected to ultrasonographic examination using the full bladder technique. Confirmation of the results of the scan was then made by laparoscopy. According to the results of ultrasonography, the study cases were classified into cystic, mixed and solid pelvic masses. The cystic masses constituted 26 of the study cases. The ultrasonic accuracy for cystic masses was 92.3% [24 out of 26 cases]. The mixed masses constituted 20 cases. The accuracy of ultrasonography for mixed masses was 50% [10 out of 20 cases]. The solid masses constituted 4 cases. The accuracy of ultrasonography for solid masses was 100% [4 out of 4 cases]. The overall diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography as confirmed by laparoscopy was found to be 76% [38 out of 50 cases]