One-stop hysteroscopy clinic for postmenopausal bleeding

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-107

  Lotfallah, Hany ^a   Farag, Khaled ^a,b   Hassan, Ismail ^a   Watson, Robert ^a  

^a District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Hysteroscopy; Postmenopausal bleeding; Postmenopause; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 13444278817     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Gredmark T, Kvint S, Havel G, et al: Histopathological findings in women with postmenopausal bleeding. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1995;102:133-136
2. Epstein E, Ramirez A, Skoog L, et al: Dilatation and curettage fails to detect most focal lesions in the uterine cavity in women with postrnenopausal bleeding. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001;80:1131-1136
3. Guido RS, Kanbour-Shakir A, Rulin MC, et al: Pipelle endometrial sampling: Sensitivity in the detection of endometrial cancer. J Reprod Med 1995;40:553-555
4. Gull B, Carlsson S, Karlsson B, et al: Transvaginal ultrasonography of the endometrium in women with postmenopausal bleeding: Is it always necessary to perform an endometrial biopsy? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:509-515
5. Guner H, Tiras MB, Karabacak O, et al: Endometrial assessment by vaginal ultrasonography might reduce endometrial sampling in patients with postrnenopausal bleeding: A prospective study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1996;36:175-178
6. Sousa R, Silvestre M, Almeida e Sousa, et al: Transvaginal ultrasonography and hysteroscopy in postmenopausal bleeding: A prospective study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001; 80:856-862
7. Bakour SH, Dwarakanath LS, Khan KS, et al: The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound scan in predicting endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in postmenopausal bleeding. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1999;78:447-451
8. O'Neill MJ: Sonohysterography. Radiol Clin North Am 2003;41:781-797
9. Bree RL, Bowerman RA, Bohm-Velez M, et al: US evaluation of the uterus in patients with postmenopausal bleeding: A positive effect on diagnostic decision making. Radiology 2000;216:260-264
10. Bachmann LM, ter Riet G, Clark TJ, et al: Probability analysis for diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in postmenopausal bleeding: An approach for a rational diagnostic workup. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003;82:564-569
11. Stovall TG, Solomon SK, Ling FW: Endometrial sampling prior to hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol 1989;73:405-409
12. Dijkhuizen FP, Mol BW, Brolmann HA, et al: The accuracy of endometrial sampling in the diagnosis of patients with endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia: A meta-analysis. Cancer 2000;89:1765-1772
13. Vercellini P, Cortesi I, Oldani S, et al: The role of transvaginal ultrasonography and outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy in the evaluation of patients with menorrhagia. Hum Reprod 1997;12:1768-1771
14. Fedele L, Bianchi S, Dorta M, et al: Transvaginal ultrasonography versus hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of uterine submucous myomas. Obstet Gynecol 1991;77:745-748
15. Bronz L, Suter T, Rusca T: The value of transvaginal sonography with and without saline instillation in the diagnosis of uterine pathology in pre- and postrnenopausal women with abnormal bleeding or suspect sonographic findings. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1997;9:53-58
16. Schwarzler P, Concin H, Bosch H, et al: An evaluation of sonohysterography and diagnostic hysteroscopy for the assessment of intrauterine pathology. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998;11:337-342
17. de Vries LD, Dijkhuizen FP, Mol BW, et al: Comparison of transvaginal sonography, saline infusion sonography, and hysteroscopy in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. J Clin Ultrasound 2000;28:217-223
18. Krampl E, Bourne T, Hurlen-Solbakken H, et al: Transvaginal ultrasonography sonohysterography and operative hysteroscopy for the evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2000;80:616-622
19. Davidson KG, Dubinsky TJ: Ultrasonographic evaluation of the endometrium in postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. Radiol Clin North Am 2003;41:769-780
20. Smith-Bindman R, Kerlikowske K, Feldstein VA, et al: Endovaginal ultrasound to exclude endometrial cancer and other endometrial abnormalities. JAMA 1998;280:1510-1517
21. Granberg S, Ylostalo P, Wikland M, et al: Endometrial sonographic and histologic findings in women with and without hormonal replacement therapy suffering from postmenopausal bleeding. Maturitas 1997;27:35-40
22. Karlsson B, Granberg S, Wikland M, et al: Transvaginal ultrasonography of the endometrium in women with postmenopausal bleeding: A Nordic multicenter study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;172:1488-1494
23. Loverro G, Bettocchi S, Cormio G, et al: Transvaginal sonography and hysteroscopy in postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Maturitas 1999;33:139-144
24. Omodei U, Ferrazzia E, Ruggeri C, et al: Endometrial thickness and histological abnormalities in women on hormonal replacement therapy: A transvaginal ultrasound/hysteroscopic study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2000;15:317-320
25. Liedman R, Lindahl B, Andolf E, et al: Disaccordance between estimation of endometrial thickness as measured by transvaginal ultrasound compared with hysteroscopy and directed biopsy in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen. Anticancer Res 2000;20:4889-4891
26. Epstein E, Ramirez A, Skoog L, et al: Transvaginal sonography, saline contrast sonohysterography and hysteroscopy for the investigation of women with postmenopausal bleeding and endometrium > 5 mm. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001;18:157-162
27. Farquhar C, Ekeroma A, Furness S, et al: A systematic review of transvaginal ultrasonography, sonohysterography and hysteroscopy for the investigation of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003;82:493-504
28. Gupta JK, Wilson S, Desai P, et al: How should we investigate women with postmenopausal bleeding? Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1996;75:475-479
29. Mohamed H, Nair P: One-stop clinic for postmenopausal bleeding at district general hospital: Does it have a role? J Obstet Gynaecol 2003;23:182-184
30. Baskett TF, O'Connor H, Magos AL: A comprehensive one-stop menstrual problem clinic for the diagnosis and management of abnormal uterine bleeding. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996;103:76-77
31. Roman JD, Trivedi AN: Implementation of an outpatient hysteroscopy clinic at Waikato Women's Hospital: Report of the first 60 cases. N Z Med J 1999;112:253-255
32. Panda JK: One-stop clinic for postmenopausal bleeding. J Reprod Med 2002;47:761-766
33. Jones K, Bourne T: The feasibility of a 'one stop' ultrasound-based clinic for the diagnosis and management of abnormal uterine bleeding. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001;17:517-521