"See and treat" hysteroscopy after missed abortion.

Abstract

A prospective study was conducted on the incidence of intrauterine pathology after missed abortion diagnosed and treated by hysteroscopy. A hysteroscopy was performed in 100 women four to 12 weeks after a dilatation and curettage for missed abortions. Uterine malformations were found in 12 patients, intrauterine adhesions in seven and submucous myoma in two cases. As a side finding four cases of asymptomatic retained products of conception were found. Most cases of the intrauterine pathology were treated instantly by hysteroscopy, "see and treat" regimen was preferred. Post-missed abortion-hysteroscopy is a simple and useful method for early diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired intrauterine pathology.

• Authors: David Kuzel, Petr Horak, Lucie Hrazdirova, Kristyna Kubinova, Ondrej Sosna, Michal Mara
• Journal: Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy (Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol) Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 14-7 (Jan 2011) ISSN: 1365-2931 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20695832 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Abortion, Missed (etiology)
• Adult
• Dilatation and Curettage
• Female
• Humans
• Hysteroscopy (methods)
• Incidence
• Myoma (complications, diagnosis)
• Pregnancy
• Prospective Studies
• Tissue Adhesions (complications, diagnosis)
• Uterine Diseases (complications, diagnosis)
• Uterus (abnormalities, pathology)
• Young Adult