OBJECTIVE: To identify the relation of missed abortions and intrauterine pathology. DESIGN: A postabortal hysteroscopy was performed 8 to 12 weeks after a dilatation and curettage (D&C) for missed abortion. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. PATIENTS: Sixty patients after a D&C for a missed abortion. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The hysteroscopic appearance of the uterine cavity. RESULTS: Intrauterine adhesions occurred in only 10 patients (16.7%) with most of them of the mild type. A previous missed abortion was recorded in 60% of these cases. Uterine anomaly was found in one quarter of the cases, mainly an incomplete uterine septum. CONCLUSION: We believe that missed abortion does not predispose for intrauterine adhesions to the extent that was previously believed. A partial uterine septum is a major factor predisposing for the occurrence of missed abortion. Hysteroscopy after a missed abortion is an easy and efficient means for both identifying such uterine anomaly and excluding intrauterine adhesions.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the relation of missed abortions and intrauterine pathology. DESIGN: A postabortal hysteroscopy was performed 8 to 12 weeks after a dilatation and curettage (D&C) for missed abortion. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. PATIENTS: Sixty patients after a D&C for a missed abortion. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The hysteroscopic appearance of the uterine cavity. RESULTS: Intrauterine adhesions occurred in only 10 patients (16.7%) with most of them of the mild type. A previous missed abortion was recorded in 60% of these cases. Uterine anomaly was found in one quarter of the cases, mainly an incomplete uterine septum. CONCLUSION: We believe that missed abortion does not predispose for intrauterine adhesions to the extent that was previously believed. A partial uterine septum is a major factor predisposing for the occurrence of missed abortion. Hysteroscopy after a missed abortion is an easy and efficient means for both identifying such uterine anomaly and excluding intrauterine adhesions.
Authors: Y Y Chan; K Jayaprakasan; J Zamora; J G Thornton; N Raine-Fenning; A Coomarasamy Journal: Hum Reprod Update Date: 2011-06-24 Impact factor: 15.610