Measurement of uterine volume in patients with endometriosis and its clinical significance / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To measure the uterine volume by ultrasonic imaging in nullipara patients with endometriosis and analyze its clinical significance. Methods From July 1st, 2016 to August 1st, 2017, 107 cases of nullipara patients with endometriosis hospitalized in Peking University First Hospital were selected as endometriosis group. Among 107 cases, 59 cases were in proliferative phase of menstrual cycle, 48 cases were in secretory phase; and 10 cases had an abortion history.Totally 101 cases of patients without endometriosis operated for other benign disease during the same period were chosen as the control group. All patients underwent laparoscopic surgery, and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathology. The uterine size was measured by transvaginal or transrectal color Doppler ultrasound, and the uterine volume was calculated according to the known formula. Results The uterine volume of the endometriosis group [(69±26) cm3] was larger than that of the control group [(54±18) cm3, P<0.01]. In the endometriosis group, the uterine volume of patients with pregnant history [(78±34) cm3] was larger than that of patients without pregnant history [(68± 25) cm3]. The endometrial thickness in endometriosis group was higher than that of the control group [(9.1± 3.5) versus (7.8±2.9) mm, P<0.05], and positively correlated with the uterine volume (r＝0.39, P<0.05). The hemoglobin in endometriosis group was lower than that in the control group [(124±12) versus (131±10) g/L, P<0.01], and was negatively correlated with the uterine volume in the two groups (rendometriosis=-0.12, rcontrol=-0.21; both P<0.05).The uterine volume of dysmenorrhea patients in the endometriosis group [(73±28) cm3] was greater than that of patients without dysmenorrhea [(62 ± 19) cm3, P<0.01]; both uterine volumes of patients with and without dysmenorrhea in endometriosis group were larger than those of patients with or without dysmenorrhea in the control group (P<0.05). The degree of dysmenorrhea in endometriosis group was positively correlated with the uterine volume (r=0.20, P=0.042). The uterine volume of stageⅣendometriosis patients [(79±30) cm3] was greater than that of stage Ⅲpatients in endometriosis group [(58±14) cm3, P<0.01]. Conclusion Patients with endometriosis are of increased uterine volume, which may be related to dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and infertility.