Gray-Scale and Color Doppler Sonographic Features of the Vaginal Cuff and Cervical Remnant After Hysterectomy
Marjorie W. Stein1,
Alla Grishina1,
Robert J. Shaw1,
Jeffrey H. Roberts1,
Zina J. Ricci1,
Akinori Adachi2,
Katherine Freeman3 and
Mordecai Koenigsberg1
1 Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore
Medical Center, 111 E 210th St., Bronx, NY 10467.
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
3 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Biostatistics Unit, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
10467.

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Fig. 1 41-year-old woman who underwent transabdominal hysterectomy
for endometritis. Transabdominal sagittal sonogram shows hypoechoic vaginal
cuff that was measured in anteroposterior dimension (between
asterisks). Note echogenic central stripe representing vaginal mucosa
(arrow).
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Fig. 2A 55-year-old woman who underwent transvaginal hysterectomy for
fibroids. Transvaginal sagittal sonograms show vaginal cuff measured in
anteroposterior (between asterisks) and longitudinal (between X and
X) dimensions with and without compression. B = bowel.
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Fig. 2B 55-year-old woman who underwent transvaginal hysterectomy for
fibroids. Transvaginal sagittal sonograms show vaginal cuff measured in
anteroposterior (between asterisks) and longitudinal (between X and
X) dimensions with and without compression. B = bowel.
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Fig. 3 49-year-old woman who underwent transabdominal hysterectomy
for fibroids. Transvaginal sagittal sonogram shows vaginal cuff with trace
vascularity.
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Fig. 4 72-year-old woman who underwent supracervical hysterectomy
for fibroids. Transvaginal sagittal sonogram shows cervical remnant.
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