Resección endometrial en el tratamiento de la hemorragia uterina disfuncional

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Resumen

Objetivo

Analizar la efectividad de la resección endometrial como tratamiento de la hemorragia uterina disfuncional

Pacientes Y Método

Se incluyen 100 pacientes con hemorragia uterina disfuncional en quienes se realiza resección endometrial. Se mide el éxito terapéutico (desaparición o mejoría de la sintomatología) y el grado de satisfacción de las pacientes (encuesta)

Resultados

Se obtuvo un porcentaje de éxito del 82% con un grado de satisfacción del 76%

Conclusión

La resección endometrial es una alternativa a la histerectomía que puede ofrecerse a pacientes pre-perimenopáusicas en quienes ha fallado el tratamiento médico

Palabras clave:

Resección endometrial

Hemorragia uterina disfuncional

Abstract

Objectives

To annalize the effectiveness of endometrial resection as a treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding or menorrhagia

Subjects And Method

The study included 100 patients needing treatment for menorrhagia. We measured patients satisfaction and change in symptoms

Results

We obtained a percentage of 82% of improvement in hemorrhagic menstrual bleeding and satisfaction rates of 76%

Conclusion

Endometrial resection is and alternative to hysterectomy that could be offered to pre-perimenopausal women in who, medical treatment failed

Keywords:

Endometrial resection

Heavy menstrual bleeding

Menorrhagia

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