What does 'diagnostic hysteroscopy' mean today? The role of the new techniques

被引:94
作者
Bettocchi, S [1 ]
Nappi, L [1 ]
Ceci, O [1 ]
Selvaggi, L [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bari, Policlin,Inst Obstet & Gynaecol 2, Dipartimento Sci Chirurg Gen & Specialist, Sez Ginecol & Ostetricia A,Dept Gen & Surg Sci, I-70125 Bari, Italy
关键词
hysteroscopy; office hysteroscopy; operative hysteroscopy; vaginoscopy; vaginoscopical approach; endometrial biopsy; uterine distention;
D O I
10.1097/01.gco.0000084241.09900.c8
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R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Diagnostic hysteroscopy has long paid the price of being a purely visual method of investigation. Today, thanks to recent advances in instrumentation and to modified techniques related to the simultaneous use of the scope and of instruments, hysteroscopy is finally achieving the full accuracy that has been awaited for the last 20 years.
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