Transvaginal sonohysterography was performed on 40 consecutive patients with infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss and uterine abnormalities on hysterosalpingography. The findings were correlated with the hysterosalpingogram and subsequent diagnostic and/or operative hysteroscopy. Hysterosalpingography was incorrect in nine cases. Sonohysterography was more accurate than hysterosalpingography...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of two cervical block protocols for pain management during hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine polyps and myomas using the MyoSure(®) device. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a randomized, comparative treatment trial conducted by five private Obstetrics and Gynecology practices in the USA. Forty premenopausal women aged 18 years and older were randomized to rec...

OBJECTIVE Myoma of the uterine cervix is rare, accounting for about 5% of all myomas. Compared with myomas that occur in the uterine corpus, cervical myomas are closer to other organs such as the bladder, ureter, and rectum, and the approach needs to be modified because the organs that have to be considered differ depending on the location of the myoma. We divided cervical myomas into 2 types a...

2015 Intramural hematomas are defined as an accumulation of blood in the media with entry and exit points that may or may not be identifiable. Intramural hematomas can occur during percutaneous coronary interventions and have been reported to occur spontaneously. While a majority of intramural hematomas are identifiable on coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound should be considered the ...

Intramural hematoma in major coronary epicardial vessels is a rare cause of chest pain. Afflicted individuals may present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or even sudden cardiac death. Spontaneous, isolated intramural hematoma may occur in the absence of associated intimal dissection. In this situation, lesions may be angiographically indistinguishable from ruptured atherosclerotic plaque...