ArticleMedical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)2014
Thermal balloon endometrial ablation in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Article in Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Effect of Endometrial Ablation by Thermal Balloon vs. Hysteroscopy Ablation on Amenorrhea Rates in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2023Article
- CavatermCaspian journal of internal medicine · 2021Article
- Electrosurgery and clinical applications of electrosurgical devices in gynecologic procedures.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2018Review
- Evaluate the Effectiveness of Conservative Treatment for Menorrhagia in Women who were Admitted to the Shahid Sadoughi Hospital of Yazd-Iran in 2014-2015.International journal of biomedical science : IJBS · 2016Article
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Abstract
aimHeavy menstrual bleeding is one of the common health problems in women. The first-line therapy of heavy menstrual bleeding is the medical therapy, but this is not successful. Currently, global ablation procedures were introduced for treating of heavy menstrual bleeding. The aim of this study was to the analysis of the patient with menorrhagia performed operations of Cavaterm in our university affiliated hospital, and explores its effectiveness and acceptability.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted on 30 patients with menorrhagia who were unresponsive to hormone therapy or not candidates for hysterectomy underwent endometrial ablation using Cavaterm. Preoperative and postoperative PBAC Scoring System was used to assess menorrhagia. Outcome measures were amenorrhea rates, reduction of menstrual flow rates, heavy bleeding, menstrual and patients' satisfaction rates at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperative.
resultsAfter a follow-up at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperative, 36.7%, 43.3%, and 36.7% of women had a reduction in vaginal bleeding, respectively. Amenorrhea rates were 56.7%, 50.0%, and 56.7% in the Cavaterm at 3, 6, and 12 months. The rate of women's reported good or excellent satisfaction was 93.3% in 12 months. During the follow-up period, no woman received a subsequent hysterectomy.
conclusionThe findings of this research indicated that outcome with the Cavaterm was as good for women with menorrhagia. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize on lower operative and post-operative procedural risk and a deleterious effect on patients who were unresponsive to hormone therapy.
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