Removal of cornual polyps with flexible hysteroscopy and a wire basket. A case report.
The hysteroscopic removal of large uterine polyps often can assist infertile women in conceiving. This report describes the removal of bilateral cornual polyps in a diethylstilbestrol-deformed, T-shaped uterus using a flexible operating hysteroscope and an 0.8-mm ureteral wire stone basket.
Brooks
P G
PG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Kerin
J F
JF
Daykhovsky
L
L
D000328:Adult; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery
D004054:Diethylstilbestrol