Search results for "Dysfunctional uterine bleeding"
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A randomized comparison of endometrial laser intrauterine thermotherapy and hysteroscopic endometrial resection.
2003
Objective To investigate the difference of long-term amenorrhea rate in patients with menorrhagia treated by endometrial laser intrauterine thermal therapy (ELITT), a new nonhysteroscopic endometrial ablation procedure, versus transcervical hysteroscopic endometrial resection (TCRE). Design Randomized clinical study. Healthy volunteers in an academic research environment. Setting Academic teaching hospital. Patient(s) Premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. Intervention(s) Fifty-eight patients were treated with the ELITT procedure and 58 patients with TCRE; both groups were treated with GnRH agonists before the procedure. Main outcome measure(s) Bleeding status and patient satis…
Clinical aspects of bleeding complications in cirrhotic patients
2000
Liver disease is a frequent cause of haemostatic abnormalities, which may lead to overt or occult bleeding. Clinical manifestations of hepatic coagulopathy include upper and lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage, easy bruising and bleeding from gums, nose or the female genital tract. The most significant bleeding problem among patients with chronic liver disease is blood loss due to portal hypertension. About 30% of subjects with oesophageal or gastric varices resulting from cirrhosis have an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding in their lifetime. Risk factors for the first episode of variceal bleeding include the severity of liver dysfunction, large varices, and the presence of endoscopic red…