[Endometrial ablation. A review of the technics and results]

The authors make a careful examination of a very new surgical hysteroscopic technique, endometrial ablation, which is proposed as an alternative to hysterectomy in cases of persistent uterine bleeding not supported by endometrial atypia or adenocarcinoma. In addition to examining the indications for this type of surgery the authors also assess the state of the art of two techniques currently used: the laser technique and the method based on electroresection. The risks, benefits, collateral effects and results are evaluated for each method.