Saline as distension medium for diagnostic hysteroscopy resulted in better visualization than carbon dioxide

Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 186-187

  Shankar, M ^b   Davidson, A ^b   Taub, N ^b   Habiba, M ^b   Pellicano, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 10244270812     PISSN: 1361259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebobgyn.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Batocchi S Selvaggi L. Avaginoscopic approach to reduce the pain of office hysteroscopy J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 1997 4 255-258
2. Pellicano M Guida M Zullo F et al. Carbon dioxide versus normal saline as a uterine distension medium for diagnostic vaginoscopic hysteroscopy in infertile patients: A prospective, randomized, multicenter study Fertil Steril 2003 79 418-421