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The diagnostic technique of hysteroscopy can spread the malignant cells from the uterus into the abdominal cavity in endometrial cancer patients. The study was designed to evaluate the impact of diagnostic hysteroscopy on the status of peritoneal cytology and prognosis of endometrial cancer patients. Pathologically confirmed endometrial cancer patients participated in this study. A matched 1:2 ratio control group was created with patients without hysteroscopy matched per cancer stage and histology grade. The presence of cancer cell in peritoneal fluid, the overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate between the two groups were compared. A total of 66 patients (23 cases and 43 controls) were included in the final analysis. Regarding the endometrial cancer type, 75.8% were endometroid, 9.1% papillary serous and 6.1% carcinosarcoma. Of these pateints 50%, 4.6%, 36.4% and 9.1% had stage I, II, III and IV cancer respectively. A total of 6 patients (9.1%) had peritoneal cytology with malignant cells, 3 (13%) were from the cases and 3 (7%) from the control group. The median follow-up period was 42.3 months. The 5-year overall survival rate for both groups was 79.8% with a similar 5-year survival rate of 83.2%. Gea Gzz General Hospital. Diagnostic hysteroscopy does not increase the risk of positive peritoneal cytology or worsen the prognosis of patients with endometrial cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Uterine synechiae are defined as abnormal adhesions and fibrosis within the uterine cavity due to direct trauma or injury to the basal membrane of the endometrium., Objective: To identify, by routine hysteroscopy, how many patients who were treated because of intrauterine pathology developed uterine synechiae within the first six months after treatment with monopolar resectoscope., Material and Method: A descriptive, open, observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study was performed at Hysteroscopy Unit, Gynecology Service of General Hospital Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City. From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011, we took, from the record books of the operating rooms, the file number of those patients who were treated with monopolar resectoscopy, and subsequently underwent routine hysteroscopy within the first six months., Results: 69 records were included in the study. The main diagnoses were: endometrial polyp in 48% (n=33), submucosal myoma in 45% (n=3 1); 48% (n=33) polypectomy and 45% (n=31) myomectomy. Within the first six months after the main procedure, patients underwent a routine hysteroscopy, which revealed the development of intrauterine synechiae in 5.8% (n=4) of the patients. Of the patients who underwent myomectomy, 5.8% (n=4) developed uterine synechiae; while those patients who underwent polypectomy, synechiaes were not found. Minimal synechiaes were found in 4.3% (n=3) of patients, moderate synechiaes were found in 1.4% (n=1) of patients, and severe synechiaes were found in none patient., Conclusion: Uterine synechiaes were found in 5.8% of patients with intrauterine pathology and treated with monopolar resectoscopy. Minimal to moderate synechia occur more commonly after myomectomy.

The cervical ectopic pregnancy is extremely rare accounting for approximately 0.1% of all ectopic pregnancies. The incidence is estimated at 1:2500-1:98,000 pregnancies. Before the decade of the 80s, the diagnosis is usually performed to made curettage for incomplete abortion likely secondary to uncontrollable bleeding culminating in hysterectomy, is extremely dangerous, as the trophoblast uterine vessels can reach through the thin wall cervical and cause serious and intractable bleeding that usually ends even today in mutilating surgeries to limit future playback. Currently exist no clear criteria in the literature to help decision-making. We report a case of cervical pregnancy successfully treated by operative hysteroscopy ablation and proposes criteria that could help in the future to address this devastating disease.

Background: The Essure contraceptive device consists of a titanium and nickel coiled spring containing Dacron fibers. It is placed under hysteroscopic visualizaron in the proximal section of the Fallopian tube. The microinsert acts by inducing a tissue reaction that permanently blocks the tube within three months., Objective: Show our experience in the use and insertion of the Essure device, in a private office., Methods: We reviewed insertion procedure, complications, degree of tolerance and acceptance by user. Between June 2008 and May 2013 fifty cases with Essure placement were made in our office., Results: The average age was 36 years, as for the average number of pregnancies was two. The procedure time average was 6 minutes 25 seconds, no intraoperative complication was reported. All patients expressed very good tolerance and high degree of satisfaction with the procedure. A simple abdominal radiography was performed three months after the hysteroscopy to dem6nstrate the correct placement and position of the device, in all patients., Conclusion: [corrected] The number of patients is enough to show the advantages of the method and the possibility of performing it in an ambulatory environment, as it can be a private office with the correct equipment to do it.

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding is a public health problem prevalence exceeded only by abnormal vaginal discharge as a reason for medical consultation., Objective: To describe the findings reported by the Hysteroscopy clinic of the Hospital GEA Gonzalez on patients with Abnormal Uterine bleeding diagnosis., Material and Method: Retrospective, transversal, descriptive study. The total 2546 records of those patient that were evaluated by Office Hysteroscopic between January 2007 and December 2008 on the Hysteroscopy Clinic of Hospital Manuel GEA Gonzalez, then we selected the 1482 records of those patients that were sended because of an Abnormal Uterine bleeding condition. We descrive the frequencies of the diagnosis and its interrelation with the age of the patients. We also report the therapeutical interventions during office hysteroscopy., Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.15 +/- 9.30 years (from 12 a 92 years); the age groups of patients that belonged to 40-44 years and 45-49 years are the most frequent patient and they represent the 25% y el 23.3% of the records. The abnormal findings occurred on the 66% de of the patients. Those patients of 65 years old and older do not have any report of normal cavities, all of then have abnormal findings. The leiomyoma (26.9%) and the endometrial polyps (27.3%) were the most frequent findings. The postmenopausal bleeding had a rate of 90.9% abnormal findings and in this group of patients the most frequent diagnosis was atrophic endometrium (32.2%) and polyps (24.3%). Besides that the office hysteroscopy show its therapeutical usefulness because of the 67% and 77.5% of polipectomy perform for endometrial and cervical polyps respectively, Conclusions: The office Hysteroscopy is a well tolerated diagnosis and therapeutic method that is useful for any women with abnormal uterine bleeding condition and it is the ideal technique for the examination of abnormal uterine bleeding in postmenopausal women... The office hysteroscopy is a efficient cost-effective and cost-benefic method for the management for endometrial and cervical polyps.

Objective: To describe morphological and histological findings in postmenopausal patients with abnormal uterine bleeding., Patients and Methods: An open, descriptive, observational, retrospective and cross sectional study was done at Clinica de Histeroscopia at Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, in Mexico City. There were included 372 patients with postmenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding diagnosis without hormone replacement therapy. Hysteroscopy study was made with a 5 mm surgical hysteroscope using warm saline solution (280C) as a medium of distension, and a trans-hysteroscopy endometrial biopsy was taken for histopathological correlation. Statistic analysis was obtained using SPSS program version 10 for windows with a kappa test. In order to analyze more than two samples, we used the chi-square test., Results: Endometrial atrophy was the most frequent hysteroscopic diagnosis (202 patients, 54.3%), followed by polyps (93 patients, 25%), cancer (14 patients, 4%) and hyperplasia (11 patients, 2.95%). Correlated results between hysteroscopic findings and hystopathological biopsy diagnosis obtained were: atrophy (157 cases, 63.3%), polyps (76 cases, 77.55%), endometrial cancer (14 cases, 93.05%), endometrial hyperplasia (10 cases, 90.63%) and miomatosis (three cases, 16.20%)., Conclusion: It can be stated that there is a high level of concordance between findings of hysteroscopic studies and the directed endometrial biopsy. So, we recommend initially the use of hysteroscopy for diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cavity malignant and benign pathology.

The vulvar cellular angiofibroma is a rare mesenchymal tumor. It can be located in many places, but it is more frequent in the vulvar area. It is characterized for being of superficial and slow-growth and for having low propensity of local recurrence. It was described in 1997 by Nucci and it had been reported 51 cases worldwide, from which 18 had vulvar location. This is the first case in Mexico City. It was found in a 36 years-old woman. The specimen was processed by structural and immunohistochemical analysis. Misdiagnosis is common and it can be confounded with spindle cell lipoma, hydrocele of the canal of Nuck, fibromas, angiomyofibroblastoma and many other mesenchymal tumors. It should be distinguished from the aggresive angiomixoma. To improve the clinical diagnosis and treatment, it is very important to have in mind this relatively new entity.