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E Taber

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PubMed2000

Sonographic diagnosis of paravaginal defects: a standardization of technique.

The qualitative and quantitative effects of bladder and vaginal balloon volumes on the sonographic diagnosis of paravaginal defects were evaluated. Transabdominal ultrasound measurements were performed on patients with stage 4 prolapse and coexisting paravaginal defects (study group) as well as on nulliparous patients without prolapse or paravaginal defects (control group). Paravaginal defects were measured, first without a water-filled condom in the vagina, and then sequentially with a 30, 60 and 90 ml water-filled balloon in the vagina at bladder volumes of 150 and 300 ml. Paravaginal defects were detected on transabdominal ultrasound in both groups. In both the study and the control groups the size of the paravaginal defect was directly related to the size of the balloon placed in the vagina (P<0.0001). There were no significant differences in the size of the paravaginal defects measured at a bladder volume of 150 ml compared to those measured at 300 ml. We conclude that transabdominal ultrasound is not useful in detecting paravaginal defects.

Abdomen↗
PubMed1980

Hepatitis B surface antigen in spinal fluid.

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of five of nine leukemia patients with HBsAg-positive sera. These five CSF samples were shown to be free of occult blood using a sensitive hemoglobin extraction technique. The presence of HBsAg in CSF was unrelated to cranial irradiation, prior lumbar punctures, or current chemotherapy. The findings indicate that many blood-free CSF specimens from HBsAg-positive patients, as well as all blood-contaminated specimens, contain detectable HBsAg. This suggests that CSF from patients who are HBsAg-positive should be handled with care, as it may be capable of transmitting hepatitis B to health care personnel caring for these patients and laboratory personnel handling their specimens.

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Cytologic features.

A case of primary cervical adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 75-year-old woman is reported. Two cervical smears taken at the time of initial presentation for vaginal spotting were negative; a third smear, taken a year later prior to laparotomy, was diagnosed as positive. The cytologic findings in the positive cervical smear are described and illustrated. The differential diagnosis of the cytologic findings is discussed, and the literature on this lesion is briefly reviewed. The results in this case and others suggest that the diagnosis of cervical adenoid cystic carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient may be missed by routine smear examination.

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