title: [Analysis of the outcomes of transcervical resection of endometrium in 400 cases with menorrhagia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the efficacy and outcomes of transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) in treatment of menorrhagia.
  
  
  METHODS
  400 patients with menorrhagia due to fatigue causes who had failed in medical therapy and did not desire pregnancy and surgery underwent TCRE under hysteroresectoscope. Among them, 72 patients with submucous uterine myoma less than 5cm in diameter had their myoma resected simultaneously, 366 cases were followed up postoperatively for 3 months to 4 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TCRE was performed successfully except 16 cases, giving a success rate of 95.6%. Three cases sustained uterine perforation. During follow-up, 146 cases (41.7%) became amenorrhea, 119 (34.0%) had only spotting. The remaining 85 (24.3%) had normal periods. 78.3% of the cases who previously had dysmenorrhea had relieved their pain. Long-term complications were recurrent abnormal uterine bleeding (22 cases 13 of them had a second operation), hematometra (5) and adenomyosis (4 cases).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TCRE is an effective procedure in treating menorrhagia and small submucous uterine myoma.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Fuxing Hospital.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology