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Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus.

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Ho, LM; Low, VH; Freed, KS
Published in: Abdom Imaging
1999

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.

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Abdom Imaging

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ISSN

0942-8925

Publication Date

1999

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

562 / 564

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vagina
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases
  • Rectocele
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Hernia
  • Female
  • Defecography
  • Contrast Media
 

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Ho, L. M., Low, V. H., & Freed, K. S. (1999). Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus. Abdom Imaging, 24(6), 562–564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900563
Ho, L. M., V. H. Low, and K. S. Freed. “Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus.Abdom Imaging 24, no. 6 (1999): 562–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900563.
Ho, L. M., et al. “Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus.Abdom Imaging, vol. 24, no. 6, 1999, pp. 562–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s002619900563.
Journal cover image

Published In

Abdom Imaging

DOI

ISSN

0942-8925

Publication Date

1999

Volume

24

Issue

6

Start / End Page

562 / 564

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vagina
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases
  • Rectocele
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Hernia
  • Female
  • Defecography
  • Contrast Media