Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia
Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of endometrial thermal ablation by a technique using Foley’s catheter to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia and to compare between results with and without pre procedure curettage. Study design: Prospective randomized controlled study. Patients and...
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| description | Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of endometrial thermal ablation by a technique using Foley’s catheter to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia and to compare between results with and without pre procedure curettage.
Study design: Prospective randomized controlled study.
Patients and methods: Forty eight patients aged from 39 to 52 years complaining of menorrhagia not responding to treatment for at least 6 months were included in the study, pre ablation endometrial curettage was done for 24 randomly selected cases (group 1) and ablation without curettage for the other 24 cases (group 2). A latex silicon coated Foley’s catheter with 30–50 ml capacity was tested and inserted into uterine cavity then inflated by a variable volume of boiling saline as the uterine cavity permits under moderate pressure and replaced every 2 min with a new boiling saline, for 8 min duration. Then follow up for 6 months and hysteroscopic examination were done to detect endometrial scarring.
Outcome measures: Patients satisfaction, menstrual outcome, hysteroscopic diagnosed scarred endometrium.
Results: This study showed a satisfaction rate of 83.3%, improvement in menstrual bleeding (79.2%) and hysteroscopic diagnosed scarring of the endometrium (75%). Cases in group 1 had a significantly higher satisfaction rate (95.8%) than in group 2 (70.8%) and significantly lower incidence of persistent menorrhagia after ablation than cases in group 2 (4.2% versus 37.5%, respectively). Hysteroscopic diagnosed endometrial scarring was significantly higher in group 1 (91.7%) versus (53.8%) for group 2.
Conclusion: Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a technique using Foley’s catheter is a safe, simple, cheap and effective procedure as an alternative to hysterectomy for treatment of menorrhagia in properly selected cases. Pre ablation endometrial curettage increases the satisfaction rate and improves menstrual outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8b7063fc7c1471392e700596571575f2022-12-22T03:19:16ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Fertility Society Journal1110-56902012-06-0117211612110.1016/j.mefs.2011.12.002Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagiaAzza A. Abd El HameedObjectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of endometrial thermal ablation by a technique using Foley’s catheter to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia and to compare between results with and without pre procedure curettage. Study design: Prospective randomized controlled study. Patients and methods: Forty eight patients aged from 39 to 52 years complaining of menorrhagia not responding to treatment for at least 6 months were included in the study, pre ablation endometrial curettage was done for 24 randomly selected cases (group 1) and ablation without curettage for the other 24 cases (group 2). A latex silicon coated Foley’s catheter with 30–50 ml capacity was tested and inserted into uterine cavity then inflated by a variable volume of boiling saline as the uterine cavity permits under moderate pressure and replaced every 2 min with a new boiling saline, for 8 min duration. Then follow up for 6 months and hysteroscopic examination were done to detect endometrial scarring. Outcome measures: Patients satisfaction, menstrual outcome, hysteroscopic diagnosed scarred endometrium. Results: This study showed a satisfaction rate of 83.3%, improvement in menstrual bleeding (79.2%) and hysteroscopic diagnosed scarring of the endometrium (75%). Cases in group 1 had a significantly higher satisfaction rate (95.8%) than in group 2 (70.8%) and significantly lower incidence of persistent menorrhagia after ablation than cases in group 2 (4.2% versus 37.5%, respectively). Hysteroscopic diagnosed endometrial scarring was significantly higher in group 1 (91.7%) versus (53.8%) for group 2. Conclusion: Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a technique using Foley’s catheter is a safe, simple, cheap and effective procedure as an alternative to hysterectomy for treatment of menorrhagia in properly selected cases. Pre ablation endometrial curettage increases the satisfaction rate and improves menstrual outcome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569011001324Endometrial thermal balloon ablationFoley’s catheterMenorrhagiaEndometrial curettage |
| spellingShingle | Azza A. Abd El Hameed Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia Middle East Fertility Society Journal Endometrial thermal balloon ablation Foley’s catheter Menorrhagia Endometrial curettage |
| title | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| title_full | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| title_fullStr | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| title_short | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using Foley’s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| title_sort | endometrial thermal balloon ablation by a simple technique using foley s catheter with or without pre ablation endometrial curettage to treat cases with intractable menorrhagia |
| topic | Endometrial thermal balloon ablation Foley’s catheter Menorrhagia Endometrial curettage |
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