Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1999
Abstract
We evaluated the value of placement of a folded gauze square into the urogenital introitus to improve vaginal opacification in 90 patients who underwent defecography. Of the 50 patients who retained the gauze in the introitus, 96% demonstrated excellent or good vaginal opacification. By contrast, only 75% of the 40 patients who lost the gauze during the study were able to achieve the same level of opacification. This difference was shown to be statistically significant (p < 0.002), suggesting that placement of a folded gauze square in the introitus limits loss of contrast from the vagina, which improves vaginal opacification.
Volume
24
Issue
6
First Page
562
Last Page
564
ISSN
0942-8925
Published In/Presented At
Ho, L. M., Low, V. H., & Freed, K. S. (1999). Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus. Abdominal imaging, 24(6), 562–564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900563
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
10525807
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article