title: [Endometrial ossification: a report of four cases and literature review].
abstract: Endometrial ossification is a rare endometrial pathology. Its predisposing factors include history of uterine curettage to metabolic abnormalities. It usually presents in patients with secondary infertility and history of first trimester pregnancy loss, accompanied by severe dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. The diagnosis is suspected by OB-GYN history and USG findings, therapeutic strategies range from D&C to hysterectomy, we propose diagnosis and management by hysteroscopy in order to preserve future fertility and minimize uterine damage. A review of four cases during 1985-2004 from a large assisted reproduction center in Mexico City is presented.
authors.affiliation: Centro Especializado para la Atención de la Mujer, Hospital Angeles Lomas, Vialidad de la Barranca s/n, colonia Valle de las Palmas, CP 52763, Huixquilucan, Estado de México, México.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nevarez Bernal
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vilchis Nava
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kably Ambe
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology*