Endometrial polyps are areas of growth of endometrial tissue inside the uterine cavity. They are composed of stroma, glands and blood vessels coated by endometrial lining. Polyps are the most […]
Hysteroscopic surgery is the treatment of choice for intrauterine adhesions. It allows to perform lysis of adhesions under direct vision and magnification. After the surgery, the adhesions recurrence rate is […]
The main goal during in office diagnostic hysteroscopy is to obtain a smooth access the uterine cavity, making a full assessment, in a way that the patient can tolerate the […]
This book offers a cutting-edge guide to hysteroscopy and provides readers with the latest and most essential information on procedure techniques, clinical advances and international developments in practice and treatment […]
It is not uncommon to find in the daily practice small hyperechogenic areas located at the level of the cervical canal when performing a pelvic ultrasound, that are seen as […]
The concept of placental polyp (retained products of conception) refers to the presence of placental, or deciduous fetal remains, retained into the uterine cavity after an abortion, vaginal delivery […]
The use of operative hysteroscopy in acute uterine bleeding that does not respond to medical treatment is a change in diagnostic and therapeutic paradigm to improve the results, to […]
Adenomyosis refers to the presence of ectopic glandular tissue, located deep in the myometrum. A 2014 review by Vercillini concluded that adenomyosis was associated with a 68% reduction in the […]
The first case of intrauterine adhesion was published in 1894 by Heinrich Fritsch, but it was only after 54 years that a full description of Asherman syndrome (AS) was […]
Cervical polyps are the most frequent primary tumor of the uterine cervix, with an estimated incidence of up to 30% of women, being more frequent in multiparous between 40 and […]
The septate uterus is the result of a failure in the process of resorption of the medial septum that can range from a minimal septum in the uterine fundus to […]
During pregnancy, patients with unicornuate uterus should be monitored due to risk of premature rupture of membranes and preterm birth secondary to cervical incompetence. They must undergo periodic cervical ultrasound […]
Keep your hysteroscope handy in your office at all times and ready to use. Don’t have one? Then advocate that your office or hospital purchase one. The investment in purchasing […]
These changes occurring during the endometrial cycle, give the endometrium different hysteroscopic patterns typical of each phase, allowing the assessment of normal “hysteroscopic” endometrial cycle. 1- Proliferative phase: the endometrium […]
Late postpartum hemorrhage due to retained products of conception is a not infrequent obstetrical complication. The use of Doppler ultrasound is essential for accurate diagnosis and surgical removal is often […]