Diagnostic yield of pipelle biopsy in detection of endometrial carcinoma in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding

Abstract

Introduction: Endometrial carcinoma is the type of cancer of the female genital tract that occurs most frequently. Pipelle is an excellent method for screening and diagnostic purposes and has a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for the detection of endometrial carcinoma. Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield of pipelle biopsy in detection of endometrial carcinoma in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding. Methodology: The current cross-sectional (Descriptive) study was carried out at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. The study duration was one years from December 2021 to December 2022. From all of the women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, biopsy were performed on an outpatient basis. Performa developed for this study was used to record all the data. SPSS version 17.0 was used to input the data and evaluate the results. Results: A total of 107 women presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding were included in the study. Average age of the patients was 54.52 years with standard deviation of ±8.16. The Diagnostic yield in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding was observed in 99(92.52%). Conclusion: Our research shows that pipelle is a good device for diagnosing carcinoma in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding.