1. The clinical relevance of hysteroscopic polypectomy in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding
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H van Dongen, C A H Janssen, Frank Willem Jansen, Maddy J. G. H. Smeets, and Mark Hans Emanuel
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Hysterectomy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Obstetrics ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Uterine bleeding ,Polypectomy ,Surgery ,Patient satisfaction ,Blood loss ,Hysteroscopy ,Medicine ,Clinical significance ,Young adult ,business - Abstract
This study assessed the efficacy of hysteroscopic polyp removal in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) of premenopausal patients. The monthly menstrual blood loss, measured semi-objectively by the pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) and patients satisfaction were recorded prospectively preoperatively and postoperatively. Twenty-one patients were included. Median monthly PBAC-score before treatment was 288 (range 142-670) and 6 months after polyp removal 155 (range 39-560). It was concluded that hysteroscopic polyp removal in premenopausal women with AUB reduces the monthly blood loss significantly and has a high satisfaction rate on the short term.
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- 2009
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