Prediction of vesicouterine adhesions by transvaginal sonographic sliding sign technique: validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adhesions between the uterus, bladder and anterior abdominal wall are associated with clinical sequelae, including chronic pelvic pain and dyspareunia, and can also yield complications during surgery. The transvaginal sonographic (TVS) sliding bladder sign is a minimally invasive diagnostic tool to evaluate the presence of vesicouterine adhesions. This study aimed to determine the predictive value and intra- and interobserver variation of the TVS sliding bladder sign in the assessment of vesicouterine adhesions.

Methods

This was a prospective observational double-blind diagnostic accuracy study conducted at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. Patients scheduled for gynecological laparoscopic surgery for a benign disorder between January 2020 and December 2022

SUBMITTER: Min N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11693815 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature