Erick Alvarez-Rodas

article 1995

Tuma (total uterine mucosal ablation): A technique of endometrial excision under pelviscopic control

·doi:10.3109/13645709509152765

SummaryWe conducted a retrospective chart review on the first 24 cases of total uterine mucosal ablation (TUMA), a technique of endometrial excision under pelviscopic control, which was introduced by Semm in 1992 [18]. The procedures were p…

article 1994

Histologic features of the CISH procedure

The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)80829-1

Study objectiveTo evaluate the classic intrafascial SEMM (serrated-edge macromorcellated) hysterectomy (CISH) performed by pelviscopy and by laparotomy, and determine the histologic features of the procedures.DesignThe first 253 women who r…

article 1994

Intrafascial Supracervical Hysterectomy Without Colpotomyand Transuterine Mucosal Resection by Pelviscopy andLaparotomy

Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy ·doi:10.1155/dte.1.201

Between September 1991 and December 1993, 253 patients were operated on using the Classical Intrafascial SEMM (Serrated Edged Macro Morcellator) Hysterectomy (CISH) technique. One hundred fifty-two patients were assigned to pelviscopic CISH…

article 1994

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fifty-two patients were assigned to pelviscopic CISH and 101 to laparotomic CISH. Uterine leiomyomas with menstrual disorders and pressure symptoms topped the list of indications with 61%. In all cases, initially transuterine mucosal resect…