Cervical priming prior to operative hysteroscopy: A randomized comparison of laminaria versus misoprostol

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2391-2394

  Darwish, A M ^a   Ahmad, A M ^a   Mohammad, A M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Laminaria; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

LAMINARIA EXTRACT; MISOPROSTOL; MISOTAC; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAMINARIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEAWEED; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS DISEASE;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; LAMINARIA;

EID: 6444237543     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh397     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Bugalho A, Bique C, Machungo F and Faunder A (1994) Induction of labor with intravaginal misoprostol in intrauterine fetal death. Am J Obstet Gynecol 171,538-541.
2. Chen FP, Soong YK and Hui YL (1997) Successful treatment of severe uterine synechiae with transcervical resectoscopy combined with laminaria tent. Hum Reprod 14,943-947.
3. Fung TM, Lam MH, Wong SF and Ho LC (2002) A randomized placebo controlled trial of vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before hysteroscopy in postmenopausal women. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 109,561-565.
4. Ghazizadeh S (2003) Complications of operative hysteroscopy, report of rare cases. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, Luxemburg, November 26-29, p 88, 006.
5. Goldrath MH (1987) Vaginal removal of the pedunculated submucous myomata. The use of laminaria. Obstet Gynecol 70,670.
6. Hald F, Kristoffersen SE and Gregresen E (1988) Prostaglandin vaginal suppositories in nonpregnant women required cervical dilatation prior to hysteroscopy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 67,219-222.
7. Itzkowic D and Beale M (1999) Uterine perforation associated with endometrial ablation. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynecol 32,359-361.
8. Ngai SW, Chan YM and Ho PC (2001) The use of misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy in postmenopausal women. Hum Reprod 16,1486-1488.
9. Ngai WN, Chan YM, Liu KL and Ho PC (1997) Oral misoprostol for cervical priming in non pregnant women. Hum Reprod 12,2373-2375.
10. Ostrzenski A (1994) Resectoscopic cervical trauma minimized by inserting laminaria digita preoperatively. Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud 111,39.
11. Preutthipan S and Herabutya Y (1999) A randomized controlled trial of vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before operative hysteroscopy. Obstet Gynecol 94,427-430.
12. Rath W, Kuhn W and Hilgers R (1985) Facilitation of cervical dilatation by intra cervical application of sulprostone gel prior to hysteroscopy. Endoscopy 17,191-193.
13. Siegler AM and Valle RF (1988) Therapeutic hysteroscopic procedures. Fertil Steril 50,685-699.
14. Sowter MC, Lethaby A and Singla AA (2003) Preoperative endometrial thinning agents before endometrial destruction for heavy menstrual bleeding (Cochrane Review). In The Cochrane Library, Issue 2. Update Software, Oxford.
15. Thomas JA, Leyland Y, Durand N and Windrim RC (2002) The use of oral misoprostol as a cervical priming agent in operative hysteroscopy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 186,876-879.
16. Townsend DE and Melkonian R (1990) Laminaria tent for diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy. J Gynecol Surg 6,271-274.
17. Vilos GA, Vilos EC and King JH (1996) Experience with 800 hysteroscopic endometrial ablations. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 4,33-38.
18. Wing DA and Paul RH (1996) A comparison of differing dosing regimens of vaginally administered misoprostol for preinduction cervical ripening and labor induction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 175,158-164.