Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus
Abdominal Imaging(2014)
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.
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Key words: Bladder,abnormalities—Defecography—Gastrointestinal tract,radiography—Intestines,abnormalities—Rectum,abnormalities—Vagina.
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