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Original Articles

Office intrauterine morcellation for retained products of conception

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Pages 323-328 | Received 28 Jan 2023, Accepted 02 Jun 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023
 

Abstract

Objective

Proposing hysteroscopic morcellation (HM) as a surgical-therapeutic approach in the treatment of retained products of conception (RPOC) to prevent intrauterine adhesions (IUAs).

Design

Prospective analysis.

Setting

A teaching and university hospital.

Patients

Women with RPOC.

Interventions

Office -HM with ‘Truclear 5 C’.

Material and methods

Twenty-two consecutive patients presenting with trophoblastic residue retention after miscarriage and interruption of pregnancy or placenta remnants after cesarean section or delivery were enrolled. These women underwent office-HM with ‘Truclear 5 C’. Primary outcomes were median time and rate of hospitalization. The quality of the specimen was also analyzed. A hysteroscopic second look for IUAs was performed.

Results

Mean procedure time was six minutes (SD ± 5). Tissue samples had a mean collection size 2.5 cm3+0.9. 38% of the samples had spotting or abnormal vaginal discharge. Dilatation of the cervical canal was not performed in any case. Second-look hysteroscopy did not show any de novo IUAs in any of the enrolled patients.

Conclusions

In the hysteroscopic treatment of RPOC, HM is a valid choice in an office setting without the use of cervical dilatation. Removal of RPOC was uneventful in all cases, simple and carried out faster without any adverse outcomes.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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