[Hysteroscopic treatment of women with previous cesarean scar defect].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effects of hysteroscopic treatment of women with previous cesarean scar defect (PCSD).


METHODS
From May 2006 to October 2008, 12 patients with PCSD were diagnosed and treated hysteroscopically in our hospital, all of them were successful followed-up for one year postoperatively, and their clinical data were analyzed.


RESULTS
All 12 hysteroscopic procedures were completed successfully, and there were no surgical complications. Nine patients with longer periods and 1 patient with intermenstrual spotting preoperatively remained asymptomatic after hysteroscopic surgery, and 1 patient with longer periods and infertility experienced normal periods, while remained infertility, and the remaining 1 patient complaining postcoital bleeding preoperatively had recurrence of the bleeding.


CONCLUSIONS
Hysteroscopic surgery of women with PCSD was minimally invasive and effective.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China. xudabao@hotmail.com
Da-bao
DB
Xu
Ya-qiong
YQ
He
Hui
H
Liu
Ya-jun
YJ
Wan
Min
M
Xue
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery*