ObjectiveWe aimed to show whether elastography can be analternative, although the Bishop score used in the follow-up of labor induction success with oxytocin is a relative concept. Material and methods This prospective case-control study includes 56 cases admitted to a tertiary maternity hospital for induction between March and June 2019. Cervical elastography was applied to patients before induction. Induction success in pregnant women who underwent induction with oxytocin was accepted to be greater than Bishop 9. The cases were divided into two groups as successful (n=28) and unsuccessful (n=28) induction, and their elastosonographic findings were compared. ResultsIn 28 cases with successful induction (Bishop >9, and vaginal delivery occurred in 28), the mean stiffness of the cervix in measurements from four regions was 13.6 ±3.7 kPa in the measurement of the cervix with the elastography method before induction was started, while this value was measured as 14.9 ± 3.1 in cases where induction was unsuccessful (t- value: -1.321, p=0.194). Conclusions Our study showed that pre-induction stiffness of the cervix cannot predict the success of labor induction with oxytocin. More studies with larger samples are needed to arrive at a decent conclusion. In addition, results can be more assuring with the developing technique and sensitivity of elastography.
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of our study is to compare the clinical data and colposcopy- directed biopsy (CDB) results of atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance (ASC-US) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) cytology among high risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) positive women. Materials and Methods: A total of 359 hrHPV-positive patients with ASC-US and LSIL cytology, between 20-67 years of age were included in the study. Participants’ age, education status, smoking status, colposcopy results, and number of CDBs were assessed and clinical data compared with histopathologic evaluation of biopsies statistically. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in terms of age, marital status, education status and smoking status of hrHPV + ASC-US and hrHPV + LSIL groups. Both groups were compared in terms of histopathologic results of CDBs and no statistically significant difference was observed between the groups. The number of CDB material and frequency of endocervical curettage were significantly higher in hrHPV + LSIL than hrHPV + ASC-US patients. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of advanced treatment need. Control cytology performed during follow-up of both ASC-US and LSIL groups were resulted as benign. Conclusion: The approach to ASCUS and LSIL is similarly important in HPV positivity. Since our follow up period includes a sort period of 1 year, further studies need to be carried out in order to demonstrate longer term outcomes.
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