Re-evaluation of diagnostic uterine dilatation and curettage: a review of 203 patients
West Indian med. j
;
36(1): 19-22, Mar. 1987. tab
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ABSTRACT
Two handred and three patients were reviewed to assess the efficacy of diagtnostic uterine dilatation and curettage. Thirteen (6.4%) had definitive pathological changes of the endometrium; of the 4 patients with endometrial carcinoma, 3 presented eith post-menopausal bleeding. Anaemia was present in 11/3% of those with menorrhagia. The complication rate was 3.4% and the mean hospital stay, 3 days. It is suggested that in pre-menopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding, medical management and outpatient endometrial biopsy should be the preferred diagnostic approach. fora post-menopausal women, curettage under general anaethesia remains the diagnostic method of choice
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Main subject:
Uterine Hemorrhage
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Dilatation and Curettage
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1987
Type:
Article
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