THERMAL BALLOON ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION: A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MODALITY FOR TREATMENT OF DYSFUNCTIONAL MENORRHAGIA | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Article 8, Volume 8, Issue 2, May 2004, Pages 65-72 PDF (712.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2004.5013 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Osama Shawki; Ashraf Younis; Mohamad El Bokl; Gamal Eid | ||
| Department (~l obstetrics and gynecology, Faculty of medicine, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Study Objectives: Evaluation of safety, effectiveness and short-term results of thermal balloon endometrial ablation in treatment of dysfunctional menorrhagia. Setting: Inpatient section of obstetrics and gynecology department at Cairo University hospitals. The study extended from January 2002 to December 2003. Patients: twenty-four patients with dysfunctional menorrhagia that met the inclusion criteria. Intervention: Endometrial thermal ablation using the THERMACHOICE thermal balloon system. Measurement of Success: Treatment success was defined as elimination of menstruation (amenorrhea), or a significant reduction of flow to normal menstruation (cumcnorrhea) or less than normal menstruation (hypomcnorrhoea). Failed clinical outcome was defined as persistent menorrhagia. Results: No intraoperative complications occurred and postoperative morbidity was minimal. At 12 months follow-up period, amenorrhea was achieved in 6 patients (25,-*), Hypomenorrhea was achieved in 15 patients (62.5%) and Eurnenorrhca was achieved in 2 patients (8.3'J()). Only one patient experienced a failed clinical outcome. The overall Comparison between pre and postoperative menstrual now was highly significant. Conclusion : Thermal balloon endometrial ablation is a safe, effective and easy technique in treatment of dysfunctional menorrhagia. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| endometrial ablation; Thermal Balloon: dysfunctional menorrhagia | ||
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