USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

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HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM


Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is a diagnostic outpatient radiologic imaging
procedure performed without anesthesia. A cannula is placed in the endocervical
canal and radio-opaque fluid is injected, allowing assessment of uterine
malformations (e.g., uterine septum, bicornuate uterus) and Asherman’s
syndrome.


Tubal pathology can also be assessed by observing internal tubal anatomy and
seeing whether the dye spills into the pelvic cavity.


Figure II-1-6. Normal   HSG
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