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Endometrial thermal coagulation--degree of uterine fibrosis predicts treatment outcome
B Friberg1, C Joergensen, M Ahlgren
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lund University, University Hospital, Sweden. britt.friberg@gyn.lu.se
Objective:
To study the uterine cavity after thermal endometrial destruction for the treatment of menorrhagia by means of a balloon catheter, the Cavaterm system. To relate the appearance of the uterine cavity to the outcome of the treatment.
Methods:
Fifty-one of the first 60 women treated with balloon endometrial destruction were examined with hysteroscopy and saline infusion sonography 11-28 months after treatment.
Results:
Patients with minimal or no bleeding after thermal endometrial destruction had more uterine fibrosis than patients bleeding more.
Conclusion:
The greater the degree of fibrosis of the uterine cavity after balloon endometrial destruction by thermal coagulation, the better the effect on menorrhagia.