The Clinical Manifestation of the Gynecologic Emergency in Postmenopausal Women / 대한폐경학회지
The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
;
: 119-123, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-114403
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics of postmenopausal women who were admitted to the emergency room.METHODS:
This study was conducted at a university hospital. The retrospective study of medical records comprised 26 patients who were admitted to the emergency room, between September 2010 and August 2011.RESULTS:
The age of the twenty-six patients was 51-90 years. Abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding were the main complaints. The final diagnoses were 6 cases of postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis, 6 cases of ovarian cyst, 5 cases of pelvic inflammation disease, 3 cases of post-conization bleeding, 1 case of menopausal symptoms, 1 case of atrophic endometrium, 1 case of uterine prolapse, 1 case of pyometra, and acute pyeolonephritis with stone. Among the 6 cases of ovarian cyst, 5 cases performed an operation. Pathologic findings revealed 2 cases of simple cyst, 1 case of paratubal cyst, 1 case of teratoma, and 1 case of granulosa cell tumor.CONCLUSION:
The incidence of post-menopausal distress in women is increasing, and the numbers of post-menopausal women being admitted to the emergency room are also increasing, so attention needs to be paid to the case of postmenopausal women in the future.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ovarian Cysts
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Parovarian Cyst
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Teratoma
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Uterine Hemorrhage
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Menopause
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Abdominal Pain
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Medical Records
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Uterine Prolapse
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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