title: Hysteroscopic treatment of congenital uterine malformations causing hemihematometra: a report of three cases.
abstract: To our knowledge, this is the first case report of hysteroscopic treatment of congenital uterine malformations with one-sided occlusion causing hemihematometra. This rare form of uterine anomaly should be considered when symptoms such as increasing pelvic pain start with menarche. A 9-mm resectoscope was used for dissecting the way into the occluded part of the uterine body. There the endometrium was ablated for prevention of recurrence of hemihematometra. By this endoscopic approach the disadvantages of laparotomy could be avoided in three adolescent patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hucke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: DeBruyne
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Freikha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006409:Hematometra / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*