A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy

This case report describes the dynamics of the detachment of the ceramic beak of an Iglesias resectoscope that was lost in the uterine cavity during ‘cold loop’ hysteroscopic myomectomy. Our aim is to increase awareness of this issue and caution our colleagues against using Iglesias resectoscopes fo...

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Main Author: Ugo Indraccolo
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_376_23
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description This case report describes the dynamics of the detachment of the ceramic beak of an Iglesias resectoscope that was lost in the uterine cavity during ‘cold loop’ hysteroscopic myomectomy. Our aim is to increase awareness of this issue and caution our colleagues against using Iglesias resectoscopes for hysteroscopies. The ceramic beak of an Iglesias resectoscope can detach itself if hard tissue is encountered during operative hysteroscopy.
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spelling doaj-art-c66f3965adc2458bb54eb101ea5a55992025-08-20T03:03:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Minimal Access Surgery0972-99411998-39212025-07-0121330330510.4103/jmas.jmas_376_23A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomyUgo IndraccoloThis case report describes the dynamics of the detachment of the ceramic beak of an Iglesias resectoscope that was lost in the uterine cavity during ‘cold loop’ hysteroscopic myomectomy. Our aim is to increase awareness of this issue and caution our colleagues against using Iglesias resectoscopes for hysteroscopies. The ceramic beak of an Iglesias resectoscope can detach itself if hard tissue is encountered during operative hysteroscopy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_376_23ceramic beakcold loopcomplicationsforeign bodyhysteroscopic myomectomyiglesias resectoscope
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A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
ceramic beak
cold loop
complications
foreign body
hysteroscopic myomectomy
iglesias resectoscope
title A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
title_full A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
title_fullStr A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
title_full_unstemmed A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
title_short A case report on the loss of an Iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
title_sort case report on the loss of an iglesias resectoscope beak during hysteroscopic myomectomy
topic ceramic beak
cold loop
complications
foreign body
hysteroscopic myomectomy
iglesias resectoscope
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_376_23
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