The obstetric conjugate represents the shortest anteroposterior diameter of the birth canal and it reflects the capacity of the pelvic inlet to allow the passage and the engagement of the fetal head. The antepartum evaluation of this parameter may be attempted at digital examination to predict the risk of cephalopelvic disproportion, but the accuracy of clinical pelvimetry is notoriously poor. The aim of our study was to describe the sonographic measurement of the obstetric conjugate at transabdominal 2D-ultrasound and to assess its reproducibility.
Antepartum evaluation of the Obstetric Conjugate at transabdominal 2D Ultrasound: a feasibility study / Di Pasquo, Elvira; Volpe, Nicola; Labadini, Corinne; Morganelli, Giovanni; DI Tonto, Andrea; Schera, Giovanni Battista Luca; Rizzo, Giuseppe; Frusca, Tiziana; Ghi, Tullio. - In: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. - ISSN 0001-6349. - (2021). [10.1111/aogs.14226]
Antepartum evaluation of the Obstetric Conjugate at transabdominal 2D Ultrasound: a feasibility study
Rizzo, Giuseppe;
2021
Abstract
The obstetric conjugate represents the shortest anteroposterior diameter of the birth canal and it reflects the capacity of the pelvic inlet to allow the passage and the engagement of the fetal head. The antepartum evaluation of this parameter may be attempted at digital examination to predict the risk of cephalopelvic disproportion, but the accuracy of clinical pelvimetry is notoriously poor. The aim of our study was to describe the sonographic measurement of the obstetric conjugate at transabdominal 2D-ultrasound and to assess its reproducibility.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
