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Intrauterine adhesions
Endocervical lesions
Ine!pensive
Nonto!ic
Hypoallerenic
Non7he#olytic
Isoos#olar
Avoid use o( nitrous o!ide (or anesthesia +this #ay enlare air
&u&&les,
Pure air (ro# all tu&in prior to insertion into the uterus
pain$
cervical stenosis$
The #ost co##on co#plication o( &oth types o( hysteroscopy %as uterine per(oration +2-10 (or dianostic5 2-A: percent
(or operative,5 1G o( 00 per(orations occurred durin entry +#easurin the si"e o( the uterus %ith the sound instru#ent$
dilation pro&le#s$ per(oration &y hysteroscope,- =luid overload occurred in operative +2-2; percent,$ &ut not dianostic$
procedures- The operative procedure %ith the hihest (re/uency o( co#plications %as intrauterine adhesiolysis +O-3
percent co#plication rate,5 all o( the other procedures had co#plication rates less than 1 percent-
QIn a syste#atic revie% o( over ;:$222 %o#en %ho under%ent dianostic hysteroscopy$ co#plication rates %ere reported
&y only ;J percent o( studies$ totalin JO10 procedures B3JD- A#on these procedures$ there %ere only eiht
co#plications8 (our uterine per(orations$ one pelvic in(ection$ one &ladder per(oration$ and t%o #edical co#plications
Uterine per(oration
Disse#ination o( tu#or I on
ERis' o( tu#or disse#inationE