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Clinical evaluation of a third-generation thermal uterine balloon therapy system for menorrhagia coupled with curettage.
Garza-Leal, Jose; Pena, Alex; Donovan, Arthur; Cash, Charles; Romanowski, Christine; Ilie, Bogdan; Lin, Linda.
Afiliação
  • Garza-Leal J; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez University Hospital, Monterrey, Mexico. drjoseggarza@prodigy.net.mx
J Minim Invasive Gynecol ; 17(1): 82-90, 2010.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20129336
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence of amenorrhea 12 months after treatment with a third-generation thermal uterine balloon therapy (UBT) system. Secondary objectives were to compare the incidence of amenorrhea observed with this third-generation system with that of a first-generation system, to estimate the effect of postprocedure curettage on patient outcome, and to evaluate the workings of this new system. DESIGN: Multicenter, controlled study (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: Thirteen hospitals: 12 in the United States and 1 in Mexico. PATIENTS: Two hundred fifty premenopausal women aged 30 years or older with menorrhagia not responsive to previous medical therapy for at least 3 months. INTERVENTION: After treatment with a third-generation thermal UBT system, patients were randomly assigned to receive postprocedure curettage or no further treatment. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The rate of amenorrhea 12 months after treatment with the third-generation thermal UBT system was similar in patients receiving postprocedure curettage (33.3%) and those receiving no further treatment (37.1%; p=.53). In addition, postprocedure curettage did not have any significant effect on any other patient outcome, for example, pain. Patients who were matched to historic control patients treated with the original first-generation system demonstrated a significantly greater success rate (amenorrhea) at 12 months (32.6%) compared with those treated with the first-generation system (13.7%). The third-generation thermal UBT instrument functioned as designed, with no unanticipated adverse device effects. CONCLUSION: The third-generation thermal UBT system shows greater efficacy in producing amenorrhea than the original first-generation system, with no significant safety issues. Postprocedural curettage did not alter amennorhea rates.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cateterismo / Histeroscopia / Menorragia Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Minim Invasive Gynecol Assunto da revista: GINECOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cateterismo / Histeroscopia / Menorragia Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Minim Invasive Gynecol Assunto da revista: GINECOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos