Comparison of hysterosalpingo-foam-sonography by a new gel foam and diagnostic laparoscopy with chromopertubation in the assessment of tubal patency for the investigation of subfe…

Purpose: This prospective ongoing study compares the efficacy of hysterosalpingo-foam-sonography (HyFoSy) using gel foam with diagnostic laparoscopy and its feasibility and reliability in the assessment for tubal patency. Material and methods: Twenty-one patients scheduled to have laparoscopy because of sterility with clinical suspicion for endometriosis were recruited to undergo the HyFoSy before the scheduled surgery. Fourteen patients were included in final analysis. ExEm® gel (GynaecologIQ, Delft, Netherlands), the ultrasound contrast medium, was injected into the uterine cavity via a catheter. The flow of t…