Re: Gyn: Submucous fibroid

From: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net)
Thu Mar 23 15:40:28 2006


Agree, but she also needs to be aware that the success may be limited by not prepping the uterus first.

Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG

-----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of l.glazerman@rcn.com Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Gyn: Submucous fibroid

Garry:

I think that as long as you're comfortable using a resectoscope, which you obviuosly are, since you're willing to tackle the fibroid, there's no reason to break out any of the global ablation devices in addition to the resectoscope. Do a myomectomy, then either rollerball or endomyometrial resection.

>---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:38:37 -0600
>From: garrys@mindspring.com (Garry E. Siegel, M.D.)
>Subject: Gyn:  Submucous fibroid
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-

l@dns.obgyn.net> >
>46 YO P3003 seen in 12/05 after an absence with iron

deficiency anemia >(Hematocrit around 30 by the Internist) and a complaint of

menorrhagia, >and a newer complaint of hypermenorrhea and menorrhagia,

i.e. 2 >cycles/month.
>
>She has a normal examination, and the endometrial biopsy

showed >proliferative endometrium with a suggestion of a polyp.
>
>The saline sonogram showed a 9 X 6 X 5 mm. area

suspicious for a polyp, >and a 3 cm. fibroid that was submucous and protruded into

the >endometrial cavity.
>
>I am contemplating a hysteroscopy/resection of the fibroid, as
well as >assessing and removing the polyp.
>
>Medical management options such as the

Pill/Lupron/DepoProvera are not >really her cup of tea, and she is on anti-hypertensives, so I'm
>reluctant to initiate combination OCPs at age 46.
>
>I also am contemplating a concurrent ablation.
>
>If you agree with an ablation, how would you accomplish both?
>--old fashioned way, i.e. resectoscope/rollerball
>--resect fibroid with resectoscope, then global technique?
>
>Garry
>
>--
>Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>Private Practice
>Roswell, GA





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