The atrophic postmenopausal uterus
β Scribed by Edward I. Miller; Roger H. Thomas; Patricia Lines
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 267 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
The size of postmenopausal uterus varies, but after 65 years of age, it routinely appears atrohic. A pelvic mass in this age group should not be assumed to be within the uterus unless a careful search excludes an atrophic uterus. Single sweep longitudinal ultrasound sections are the best method of localizing a small uterus, but sometimes gain settings must be varied to demonstrate the organ.
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