bimanual pelvic examination

Gynecology The use of both hands–2 fingers from one hand in the vagina, the other on the abdomen, which allows evaluation of the position, size, firmness, mobility of the uterus See Rectal examination.

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At bimanual pelvic examination, it was possible to palpate the pedicle of the lesion through the cervical os.

Uterine Tumor Resembling Ovarian Sex-Cord Tumors Initially Diagnosed as a Prolapsed Fibroid

A fixed pelvic mass located posteriorly to the uterus, which is not mobile during a bimanual pelvic examination, should also give the clinician a suspicion of a retroperitoneal pathology and a need for more definitive imaging techniques, such as MRI, other than pelvic ultrasonography.

Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking an adnexal mass in an infertile woman: a report of an extremely unusual case

On bimanual pelvic examination Uterus was about 12 to 14 weeks in size, soft and tender.

Cervical ectopic pregnancy: a diagnostic dilemma

The bimanual pelvic examination revealed the slightly enlarged soft uterus and tender palpable mass, about 4 cm in diameter in front of the uterus.

Early primary abdominal pregnancy implanted in the vesicouterine pouch--a case report/Rana primarna abdominalna trudnocaimplantirana u vezikouterusnomspagu--prikaz slucaja

During bimanual pelvic examination, a large, solid, irregular, fixed pelvic mass was found which occupied the whole pelvis.

Cervical cancer along with unknown cirrhosis: a misdiagnosed case

The uterus and adnexum could not be assessed on bimanual pelvic examination. The serum cancer antigen (CA)-125 level was elevated (363.5 IU/ml, normal range <35 IU/ml).

Meigs' syndrome in an elderly woman with short of breath

Bimanual pelvic examination as well as speculum examination to exclude pelvic organ prolapse should be performed.

Urinary retention in women: urinary retention in women is often transient and of no known cause

* Bimanual pelvic examination (45% and 90%, respectively)

Skilled US imaging of the adnexae: Part 2: the non-neoplastic mass: from simple cysts to endometriomas, non-neoplastic ovarian masses can be identified through ultrasonographic observation of their essential traits

I don't think we honestly can say that using a bimanual pelvic examination.

Should annual pelvic exams be ultrasound assisted? (Pro & Con)

The bimanual pelvic examination has not been proved to make any difference to women's health in the long run.

Pro & con: should annual pelvic exams be ultrasound assisted?

Inspection, speculum examination and bimanual pelvic examination were done.

To compare the results of TVS and SIS with hysteroscopy and histopathological examination in perimenopausal & postmenopausal bleeding

Farah Farzaneh et al (2) reported a multiparous Iranian women who presented with yellow purulent vaginal discharge since 3 months and on bimanual pelvic examination under general anesthesia revealed a 4 x 5 cm mass apparently arising from the anterior lip of the cervix, producing yellow vaginal discharge, the size of uterus was around 10 weeks pregnancy.