Objective: To reveal the breadth of experience for the intrauterine morcellator amongst gynecologists in a single US academic center. Design: Retrospective Descriptive. Setting: University Hospital. Patients: In total...Objective: To reveal the breadth of experience for the intrauterine morcellator amongst gynecologists in a single US academic center. Design: Retrospective Descriptive. Setting: University Hospital. Patients: In total, 33 hysteroscopic procedures, with intrauterine morcellation, were performed for 28 patients for benign endometrial disease at?Magee―Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical center between October 2006 and February 2012. Intervention: Operative Hysteroscopy with an intrauterine morcellator. Measurement and Main Results: The major indication for hysteroscopic surgery was endometrial polyp (54.5%), followed by intrauterine fibroids (18.2%), filling defect on sonohysterogram (15.2%), abnormal uterine bleeding (9.1%), and uterine synechiae (3%). The mean greatest diameter for all intrauterine pathology resected was 1.14 ± 0.46 cm (Range 0.6 - 1.9 cm), and, notably, the largest fibroid resected was 1.5 cm in greatest diameter. The average operative time was 39 ± 29 minutes (range 15 - 122 minutes), and average hysteroscopic fluid deficit was 286 ± 479.5 mL (range 30 - 2000 mL). There were only 2 patients for whom the deficit was greater than 1 L, one of whom underwent a myomectomy with total operative time of 26 minutes, while the other underwent a hysteroscopic adhesiolysis and had a total operative time of 122 minutes. The complication rate was 6.0%, and complications reported included uterine perforation (n = 1) and cervical injury (n = 1). Conclusion: The intrauterine morcellator is a useful tool for surgical treatment of intrauterine pathology that confers a low operative risk.展开更多
文摘Objective: To reveal the breadth of experience for the intrauterine morcellator amongst gynecologists in a single US academic center. Design: Retrospective Descriptive. Setting: University Hospital. Patients: In total, 33 hysteroscopic procedures, with intrauterine morcellation, were performed for 28 patients for benign endometrial disease at?Magee―Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical center between October 2006 and February 2012. Intervention: Operative Hysteroscopy with an intrauterine morcellator. Measurement and Main Results: The major indication for hysteroscopic surgery was endometrial polyp (54.5%), followed by intrauterine fibroids (18.2%), filling defect on sonohysterogram (15.2%), abnormal uterine bleeding (9.1%), and uterine synechiae (3%). The mean greatest diameter for all intrauterine pathology resected was 1.14 ± 0.46 cm (Range 0.6 - 1.9 cm), and, notably, the largest fibroid resected was 1.5 cm in greatest diameter. The average operative time was 39 ± 29 minutes (range 15 - 122 minutes), and average hysteroscopic fluid deficit was 286 ± 479.5 mL (range 30 - 2000 mL). There were only 2 patients for whom the deficit was greater than 1 L, one of whom underwent a myomectomy with total operative time of 26 minutes, while the other underwent a hysteroscopic adhesiolysis and had a total operative time of 122 minutes. The complication rate was 6.0%, and complications reported included uterine perforation (n = 1) and cervical injury (n = 1). Conclusion: The intrauterine morcellator is a useful tool for surgical treatment of intrauterine pathology that confers a low operative risk.
