OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the hysteroscopic morcellator (HM) can be used as an alternative for uterine septum removal. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Outpatient clinic of a university-affiliated teaching hospital (Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands). PATIENT(S): A 34-year-old Asian woman with recurrent miscarriages and a large uterine septum and bicornuate uterus. INTERVENTION(S): Septum removal using the HM. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Successful removal of a uterine septum. RESULT(S): Considering obstetric complications, septum removal was carried out. Currently, septum transection using the resectoscope is the gold standard. Instead of transection we achieved nearly complete removal of a septum, using the HM. CONCLUSION(S): The HM is a safe, effective, and easily manageable alternative for uterine septum removal compared with classic resectoscopy.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the hysteroscopic morcellator (HM) can be used as an alternative for uterine septum removal. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING:Outpatient clinic of a university-affiliated teaching hospital (Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands). PATIENT(S): A 34-year-old Asian woman with recurrent miscarriages and a large uterine septum and bicornuate uterus. INTERVENTION(S): Septum removal using the HM. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Successful removal of a uterine septum. RESULT(S): Considering obstetric complications, septum removal was carried out. Currently, septum transection using the resectoscope is the gold standard. Instead of transection we achieved nearly complete removal of a septum, using the HM. CONCLUSION(S): The HM is a safe, effective, and easily manageable alternative for uterine septum removal compared with classic resectoscopy.
Authors: M Franchini; O Ceci; P Casadio; J Carugno; G Giarrè; G Gubbini; U Catena; M Chiara de Angelis; A Di Spiezio Sardo Journal: Facts Views Vis Obgyn Date: 2021-06-10