[Role of endo-uterine resection using hysteroscopy in the treatment of sub-mucous hemorrhagic fibroma in the peri-menopausal period].
OBJECTIVE
To study retrospectively the long-term outcome after hysteroscopic treatment for intra-uterine fibromas.


METHODS
From October 1987 to January 1993, endo-uterine glycocol resection was performed in 196 patients with intra-uterine fibromas. The operation had to be repeated in 39 patients due to incomplete resection or recurrent symptomatology. Patients presented with menometrorrhage.


RESULTS
Intra-operative complications were rare, mainly uterine perforations (7 cases) or metabolic syndromes due to reabsorption of glycine (5 cases). Mean follow-up was 2.5 years. In all 196 women consulted for bleeding, good results were achieved in 81.1%.


CONCLUSIONS
Endo-uterine resection is a sure, effective and long-lasting treatment for intra-uterine fibromas.
Blanc
B
B
Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille.
Cravello
L
L
D'Ercole
C
C
Roger
V
V
Porcu
G
G
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017697:Premenopause; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*