%0 Journal Article
%T The Contribution of Ultrasound in Exploring Women Pelvic Pathologies in Two Teaching University Hospitals Maternities in Cotonou
%A Patricia Yekpe Ahouansou
%A Sbmg Adjadohoun
%A M. Saka
%A G. N¡¯Gamo
%A T. E. Sansuamou
%A Kofi-Mensa Savi De Tove
%A Olivier Biaou
%A Vicentia Boco
%J Open Journal of Radiology
%P 173-183
%@ 2164-3032
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrad.2020.103017
%X <strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of this piece of work is to study the contribution of pelvic ultrasound while exploring pelvic pathologies at Hubert Koutoukou Maga Teaching University Hospital ¡°CNHU-HKM¡± and at the Teaching University Hospital of Mother and Child ¡°CHU-MEL¡± of Cotonou. <strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> A descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study with prospective collec-tion was carried out at the University Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics ¡°CUGO¡± at the CNHU-HKM and in the gynecology department of the CHU-MEL, over a period of 4 months (May to August 2018). We included in this study women over 12 years old who performed a pelvic ultrasound and were followed in the aforementioned health centers. <strong>Results:</strong> The population of the study consisted of 181 patients. The pelvic ultrasound request frequency was 18.84% compared to all ultrasound examinations. The age group of 25 - 29 years old was the most represented (22.10%). Pelvic pain was the first mo-tive for pelvic ultrasound request (39.8%). The abnormalities found by ultra-sound were uterine and ovarian respectively in 55.4% and 38% of cases. Uter-ine pathology was dominated by uterine myoma (44%). Ovarian cyst (13%) and ovarian dystrophy (14%) were the main ovarian pathologies. There was a statistically significant relationship between certain reasons for consultation, mainly metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, leucorrhoea (p &lt; 5%) and the ultrasound result. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The ultrasound remains the first choice examination and is of a great value in exploring pelvic pathologies. In most cases, it helps to find the responsible lesion and to make the appropriate ther-apeutic decisions.
%K Ultrasound
%K Pelvis
%K Woman
%K Cotonou
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=103125