title: Intraoperative ultrasound guidance for intrauterine endoscopic surgery.
abstract: Intraoperative US guidance for intrauterine endoscopic procedures appears to offer a noninvasive means of assessing the precision and adequacy of resectoscopic myomectomy and to provide the exact location of the instruments within the uterine cavity and uterine wall. A combination of intrauterine endoscopic procedures and intraoperative US guidance provides an accurate method to guide resectoscopic myomectomies and endometrial resection and to prevent inadvertent uterine perforation. Intraoperative imaging may have an application for other intrauterine endoscopic procedures and may preclude the need for simultaneous laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98111.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Letterie
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*