Successful pregnancy after thermal balloon endometrial ablation
| Autor: | Mustafa Kir, Kathleen M. Hanlon-Lundberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Hot Temperature medicine.medical_treatment Catheter ablation Balloon Catheterization Endometrium Pregnancy Medicine Humans Menorrhagia business.industry Obstetrics Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Ablation Surgery Pregnancy rate medicine.anatomical_structure Endometrial ablation Catheter Ablation Gestation Female Uterine cavity business |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and gynecology. 103(5 Pt 2) |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| Popis: | Background Thermal balloon ablation is as effective as other electrosurgical modalities used for endometrial ablation. Pregnancy rate after endometrial ablation is 0.24-0.68%. We report a near-term viable pregnancy after thermal balloon uterine ablation. Case Thermal balloon uterine endometrial ablation was performed on a 38-year-old woman with menorrhagia. She conceived 11 months after the operation and decided to continue the pregnancy. After 35 weeks of uneventful gestation, she spontaneously delivered a liveborn infant. Conclusion Although rare, pregnancy after endometrial ablation is possible. Obstetric complications, such as pathologic placental adherence and fetal demise due to a small, scarred uterine cavity, have been reported. This pregnancy went to 35 weeks without complication despite a three-chambered appearance of the uterus. |
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