Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Risks include:
- Puncturing the uterine or bowel wall
Special considerations
You may need someone to take you home if you were given a sedative.
Culdocentesis is done very infrequently because a diagnosis can often be made with pelvic ultrasound.
Review Date: 02/21/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound,
Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of
Medicine.
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