Office hysteroscopy may be performed without anaesthesia. Endometrial biopsy can be performed during hysteroscopy. Antalgics or other treatment to reduce discomfort are not indicated. Prophylactic antibiotics are not indicated. Diagnostic v…
The authors report the results of a retrospective series concerning 121 patients who presented abnormal uterine bleeding resistant to progestogen therapy. These patients were adenomyosis carriers and who underwent loop endometrial ablation.…
OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic surgery using insufflation of carbon dioxide gas with laparoscopic surgery using abdominal wall retractor in gynecology. SETTING: University hospital. DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. MATERIAL AND …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of thermal balloon therapy for menorrhagia. DESIGN: Prospective, observational study. SETTING: Fifteen centres in Canada and Europe. POPULATION: Two hundred and ninety-six eligible women for…
Gynecological endoscopy is now a well-established procedure and it has been proved that the laparoscopic surgical technique can be used in the management of most gynecological disorders thus replacing conventional laparotomic procedures. Th…
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of hepatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT: A 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of cyclic right subcostal pain. INTERVENTIONS: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of transcervical resections in menstrual disorders. DESIGN: Retrospective consecutive patient follow-up. PATIENTS: From 1987 to 1993, 395 patients with menstrual disorders (menorrhagia an…
Pelvic adhesions may be responsible for pelvic pain, at least partially, in the following conditions: sequelae of past infection, chronic active inflammatory state, endometriosis, post-operative adhesions. The problem in the presence of adh…
Dans ce travail, nous analysons les resultats obtenus a partir de 12 289 frottis cervicaux (FL), examines entre le 01.01.1987 et le 31.12.1990 et provenant a la fois du secteur hospitalier et du secteur extra-hospitalier. 4,2% des FC examin…
Endometrious may be located in many parts of the body which are not limited to the pelvic region. While the classical theory of menstrual reflux easily accounts for the genital locations, other theories, notably metaplasia, have been propou…