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Hysteroscopic alternatives to hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Garry Ray
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb01779.x
Subject(s) - endometrial ablation , medicine , citation , obstetrics and gynaecology , hysterectomy , gynecology , library science , general surgery , surgery , pregnancy , biology , computer science , genetics
Many thousands of hysterectomies are performed each year in women who have menorrhagia resistant to medical treatment but who have not demonstrable uterine abnormality. It has long been a goal of gynaecologists to avoid major surgery in such women. Recent advances in hysteroscopic equipment permit easy and rapid inspection of the entire uterine cavity. In addition to permitting more precise diagnoses to be made, hysteroscopy allows the endometrium to be treated selectively under direct vision