Calibrated precise excision of uterine septum

Uterine septum

Uterine septum: a guideline

The purpose of this guideline is to review the literature regarding septate uterus and determine optimal indications andmethods of treatment for it. Septate uterus has been associated with an increase in the risk of miscarriage, premature delivery, and malpresentation; however, there is insufficient evidence that a uterine septum is associated with infertility. Several studies indicate that tre...

Hysteroscopic Transcervical Resection of Uterine Septum

OBJECTIVE To explore the method of diagnosis for uterine septum and the clinical effect of hysteroscopic transcervical resection of the septum. METHODS One-hundred ninety cases of patients with uterine septum who were diagnosed and treated at our hospital during 2007-2011 were selected, and their general information, perioperative status, postoperative recovery treatment, and postoperative pr...

Intra-uterine closure of the atrial septum.

Two newborn babies with an intact atrial septum are described. In one, the two components of the atrial septum appeared to have become fused after relatively normal initial development; the left side of this heart was hypoplastic. In the other baby the formation of the atrial septum appeared to have been completely anomalous; this heart showed mitral atresia, absence of the left ventricle, and ...

A case of amnesia after excision of the septum pellucidum.

Tumours of the septum pellucidum (SP) are rare and seldom associated with memory impairment either before or after operation. A patient is described who developed amnesia after transcallosal excision of a tumour of the SP. Radiology did not show any major lesion of the brain areas traditionally associated with amnesia. Because septal nuclei could have been damaged during surgery their possible ...