Objective: To study the apparent association between interstitial fallopian tu be polyps and isthmic tubal dilatation. Design: Retrospective clinical study. Se tting: Tertiary academic medical center. Patient(s): Sixt...Objective: To study the apparent association between interstitial fallopian tu be polyps and isthmic tubal dilatation. Design: Retrospective clinical study. Se tting: Tertiary academic medical center. Patient(s): Sixty-five patients with n ormal hysterosalpingograms and 40 patients with interstitial tubal polyps (25 un ilateral and 15 bilateral). Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): Prox imal, medial, and distal isthmic diameters were measured digitally and normalize d according to an internal standard. Polyp volumes were measured and divided int o four groups according to increasing volume (< 2 mm3,2-5 mm3,6-12 mm3, >12 mm 3). Result(s): There was a significant increase in proximal isthmic tubal diamet er in patients with interstitial polyps. Mean diameter increased from 0.6 mm to 0.9 mm. There was no significant change in more distal isthmic diameters. Larger polyps tended to be associated with larger luminal diameters. Conclusion(s): In terstitial fallopian tube polyps are associated with a significant increase in p roximal isthmic luminal diameter as determined on hysterosalpingography. Althoug h these polyps are nonobstructing and thus thought by most investigators not to affect fertility, their association with altered luminal diameter and perhaps al tered function might be of clinical interest.展开更多
文摘Objective: To study the apparent association between interstitial fallopian tu be polyps and isthmic tubal dilatation. Design: Retrospective clinical study. Se tting: Tertiary academic medical center. Patient(s): Sixty-five patients with n ormal hysterosalpingograms and 40 patients with interstitial tubal polyps (25 un ilateral and 15 bilateral). Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): Prox imal, medial, and distal isthmic diameters were measured digitally and normalize d according to an internal standard. Polyp volumes were measured and divided int o four groups according to increasing volume (< 2 mm3,2-5 mm3,6-12 mm3, >12 mm 3). Result(s): There was a significant increase in proximal isthmic tubal diamet er in patients with interstitial polyps. Mean diameter increased from 0.6 mm to 0.9 mm. There was no significant change in more distal isthmic diameters. Larger polyps tended to be associated with larger luminal diameters. Conclusion(s): In terstitial fallopian tube polyps are associated with a significant increase in p roximal isthmic luminal diameter as determined on hysterosalpingography. Althoug h these polyps are nonobstructing and thus thought by most investigators not to affect fertility, their association with altered luminal diameter and perhaps al tered function might be of clinical interest.