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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Outpatient Hysteroscopic Polypectomy-A Retrospective Study Comparing Rigid and Semirigid Office Hysteroscopes.

Benito Chiofalo, Mauro Calandra, Valentina Bruno, Vincenzo Tarantino, Giovanni Esposito, Enrico Vizza, Giacomo Corrado, Giovanni Scambia, Ursula Catena

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effect of hysteroscopic cold -knife resection combined with dydrogesterone therapy on natural conception outcomes in women with endometrial polyps.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2026
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Benito ChiofaloGynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2801-2962
Mauro CalandraGynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Valentina BrunoGynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo TarantinoDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-4509-0287
Giovanni EspositoDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Enrico VizzaGynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Giacomo CorradoDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8319-6146
Giovanni ScambiaDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Ursula CatenaDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial polyps are one of the most common pathological conditions in gynecology. Hysteroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial polyps. The purpose of this multicenter, retrospective study was to compare patients' pain perception during an operative hysteroscopic endometrial polypectomy in an outpatient setting with two different hysteroscopes (rigid and semirigid) and to identify some clinical and intraoperative characteristics that are related to worsening pain during the procedure. We included women that underwent, at the same time as an diagnostic hysteroscopy, the complete removal of an endometrial polyp (using the see-and-treat strategy) without any kind of analgesia. A total of 166 patients were enrolled, of which 102 patients underwent a polypectomy with a semirigid hysteroscope and 64 patients underwent the procedure with a rigid hysteroscope. No differences were found during the diagnostic step; on the contrary, after the operative procedure, a statistically significant greater degree of pain was reported when the semirigid hysteroscope was used. Cervical stenosis and menopausal status were risk factors for pain both in the diagnostic step and in the operative one. Our results confirm that operative hysteroscopic endometrial polypectomy in an outpatient setting is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated procedure and indicate that it might be better tolerated if a rigid rather than semirigid instrument is used.

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PMID36900132
PMCPMC10000849

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