Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic

Hysteroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial polyps. For small polyps (less than 2 cm) minihysteroscopy can be performed in an office setting. Patients with polyps larger than 2 cm are usually referred for a standard resectoscope procedure in the operation room (O...

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Main Authors: Magdalena M. Biela, Jacek Doniec, Paweł Kamiński
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Language:English
Published: Medycyna Praktyczna 2021-07-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Too-big-A-review-of-methods-for-removing-large-endometrial-polyps-in-office-minihysteroscopy-broadening-the-indications-for-the-procedure-in-the-COVID-19-pandemic,42,44690,1,1.html
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Paweł Kamiński
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description Hysteroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial polyps. For small polyps (less than 2 cm) minihysteroscopy can be performed in an office setting. Patients with polyps larger than 2 cm are usually referred for a standard resectoscope procedure in the operation room (OR) under general anaesthesia. Those patients are exposed to longer hospital stay and possible complications of the anaesthesia. Furthermore, they usually have longer contact with many medical staff members. Limiting the time of contact as well as the number of staff involved in the procedure is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, minihysteroscopy in an office setting should be the first choice in every possible indication. We present the methods that may be useful for removing even large polyps in minihysteroscopy. The advantages and disadvantages of every procedure are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-6b3e07d118ca4fd0aec75fcd38e1ab5c2025-08-20T02:23:59ZengMedycyna PraktycznaVideosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques1895-45882299-00542021-07-0117110410910.5114/wiitm.2021.10776244690Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemicMagdalena M. BielaJacek DoniecPaweł KamińskiHysteroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial polyps. For small polyps (less than 2 cm) minihysteroscopy can be performed in an office setting. Patients with polyps larger than 2 cm are usually referred for a standard resectoscope procedure in the operation room (OR) under general anaesthesia. Those patients are exposed to longer hospital stay and possible complications of the anaesthesia. Furthermore, they usually have longer contact with many medical staff members. Limiting the time of contact as well as the number of staff involved in the procedure is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, minihysteroscopy in an office setting should be the first choice in every possible indication. We present the methods that may be useful for removing even large polyps in minihysteroscopy. The advantages and disadvantages of every procedure are discussed.https://www.termedia.pl/Too-big-A-review-of-methods-for-removing-large-endometrial-polyps-in-office-minihysteroscopy-broadening-the-indications-for-the-procedure-in-the-COVID-19-pandemic,42,44690,1,1.htmlhysteroscopy polyp minihysteroscopy cryoprobe mini-resectoscope hysteroscopic tissue removal system.
spellingShingle Magdalena M. Biela
Jacek Doniec
Paweł Kamiński
Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
hysteroscopy
polyp
minihysteroscopy
cryoprobe
mini-resectoscope
hysteroscopic tissue removal system.
title Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Too big? A review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy – broadening the indications for the procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort too big a review of methods for removing large endometrial polyps in office minihysteroscopy broadening the indications for the procedure in the covid 19 pandemic
topic hysteroscopy
polyp
minihysteroscopy
cryoprobe
mini-resectoscope
hysteroscopic tissue removal system.
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