Diameter of mammary terminal ducts as an additional tool in evaluation of women with polycystic ovarium disease.

Autor: Panaritis V; Deptartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Amfissa, Frouriou 95, 33100 Amfissa Fokida, Greece., Despotidis P, Kyriakidis A
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics [Arch Gynecol Obstet] 2004 Dec; Vol. 270 (4), pp. 252-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2003 Oct 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0555-0
Abstrakt: Objective: Aim of this study was to show the change of diameter of mammary ducts in relation to polycystic ovaries disease.
Design: Women who took part were divided into two groups- the first with polycystic ovaries disease and another second group with no such disease.
Method: To both groups a series of laboratory, clinical and ultrasound (u/s) exams were used to diagnose polycystic ovaries disease. Furthermore u/s measurement of mammary ducts was used to define the diameter.
Results: In women with polycystic ovaries disease u/s showed an increase in diameter of mammary ducts whereas in the second group we didn't observe such finding.
Conclusion: Our study showed that there seems to be a strong relation between the increased diameter of the main terminal lactiferous ducts- the polycystic configuration of the ovaries and the hormonal levels.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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