dc.contributor.author | Langlois, John P. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, Linda F. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Transvaginal ultrasound should not replace endometrial biopsy for detection of endometrial disease among asymptomatic postmenopausal patients. Endometrial biopsy has been considered a standard for the clinical diagnosis of endometrial disease among asymptomatic patients, but it is invasive, may be uncomfortable, and may not be able to be performed for some patients with cervical stenosis. Ultrasound evaluation is less invasive and more comfortable and can be performed for patients with cervical stenosis. The positive predictive value of ultrasound is not adequate to allow it to replace endometrial biopsy for screening of asymptomatic women (strength of recommendation: B, based on cohort studies). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3021 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2004 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 53, no. 12 (December 2004): 1003-1004. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | biopsy | eng |
dc.subject | estrogen use | eng |
dc.subject | cervical stenosis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Transvaginal Ultrasonography | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Genital Diseases, Female | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Endometrium -- biopsy | eng |
dc.title | Can transvaginal ultrasound detect endometrial disease among asymptomatic postmenopausal patients? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |