2006
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-006-0211-3
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Small bowel perforation after thermoregulated radiofrequency endometrial ablation: a case report

Abstract: During the past decades, numerous hysteroscopic ablation techniques have been developed for the treatment of menorrhagia, all conferring relatively comparable success rates and low complication incidences. We here report an unusual, adverse, post-operative, complication of the Vesta thermoregulated radiofrequency endometrial ablation system in a 34-year-old nulliparous woman with dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Fourteen days after the procedure she presented with acute abdominal pain. At laparotomy, a small bo… Show more

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“…Of the 128 reports of bowel injuries (93 noted as thermal injuries), 86 were associated with the radiofrequency endometrial ablation device, 27 with microwave ablation, 9 with hydrothermal ablation, 5 with thermal balloon ablation, and one case with cryoablation [14]. Despite the fact that TBEA devices have a lower number of reported bowel injury cases compared with other global endometrial ablation devices, these cases all ended with bowel resection [13][14][15]. In addition, it is noted in the literature that most reported cases of bowel injuries associated with NHEA procedures were diagnosed postoperatively after the patient presented with significant consequences of undetected bowel injury leading to sepsis and resulting in death in rare cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of the 128 reports of bowel injuries (93 noted as thermal injuries), 86 were associated with the radiofrequency endometrial ablation device, 27 with microwave ablation, 9 with hydrothermal ablation, 5 with thermal balloon ablation, and one case with cryoablation [14]. Despite the fact that TBEA devices have a lower number of reported bowel injury cases compared with other global endometrial ablation devices, these cases all ended with bowel resection [13][14][15]. In addition, it is noted in the literature that most reported cases of bowel injuries associated with NHEA procedures were diagnosed postoperatively after the patient presented with significant consequences of undetected bowel injury leading to sepsis and resulting in death in rare cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El tratamiento implica un per odo de calentamiento de unos 3 minutos aproximadamente y una fase de tratamiento de unos 4 min. El sistema posee unos sensores que garantizan que las temperaturas correctas (70 75 C) se mantengan estable en cada rea, evitando un tratamiento tanto excesivo como insuficiente 26,27 .…”
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