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Abstract

Congenital uterine anomalies may cause various reproductive problems, including difficulty performing vaginal surgical termination of pregnancy (TOP). We report the case of a 35-year-old woman with a uterus bicornis bicollis (a double, partially fused uterus with two cervices and a vaginal septum), who was requesting termination of pregnancy following two failed attempts at vacuum aspiration. Flexible hysteroscopy, in combination with trans-abdominal ultrasound, was used to facilitate the correct passage of the dilators during a successful dilatation and evacuation (D&E) followed by insertion of intra-uterine progestogen-only contraceptive system ('Mirena'). On review of the literature, we found no similar cases reported.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Flexible hysteroscopic exploration in surgical termination of pregnancy in a patient with uterine abnormality
Author
Setchell, T; Paterson, C; Higham, J
Pages
215-216
Publication year
2007
Publication date
Sep 2007
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
16132076
e-ISSN
16132084
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1112411813
Copyright
Springer-Verlag 2007