HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY IN INFERTILITY

A USEFUL OR OBSOLETE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL?

Authors

  • Cristina Fagundes Bassols
  • Andréa Martins de Oliveira Furtado
  • Fernanda Cardia Martins Ribeiro
  • Cláudia Aparecida da Silva Lima
  • Adilson Cunha Ferreira

Keywords:

HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY, INFERTILITY, TUBAL OBSTRUCTION, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In the evaluation of infertile women, one of the first steps is the evaluation of tubal patency. OBJECTIVES: to assess whether hysterosalpingography remains a useful diagnostic tool in the evaluation of tubal obstruction. METHODS: literature review at PUBMED, in addition to the articles retrieved through a search in databases, textbooks and reference articles of the reviewed articles. RESULTS: The performance of hysterosalpingography is affected by factors such as the underlying pathology and the training and experience of the practitioner performing and interpreting the images. Hysterosalpingography is most useful for predicting tubal occlusion. CONCLUSION: despite the imminence of other methods for the evaluation of tubal patency in infertile patients, hysterosalpingography remains a useful diagnostic tool with excellent accuracy for the diagnosis of tubal obstruction.

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Published

2022-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Bassols CF, Oliveira Furtado AM de, Ribeiro FCM, Silva Lima CA da, Ferreira AC. HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY IN INFERTILITY: A USEFUL OR OBSOLETE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL?. RBUS [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];30(33). Available from: https://revistarbus.sbus.org.br/rbus/article/view/287

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 33 (2022): Brazilian Journal of Ultrasonography

Section

Review Articles