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C E Taner

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Treatment of chronic cervicitis: the loop electrosurgical excision procedure.

The effectiveness and morbidity of excisional biopsy of cervical tissue using the electrosurgical excision procedure for the treatment of chronic cervicitis was investigated. In this study, loop diathermy was used in the treatment of one hundred patients with chronic cervicitis. Before the procedure, cervical smear and colposcopic examination were done. Then the loop diathermy was performed under local anesthesia. All the removed specimens were evaluated histopathologically. The mean operation time was 6.34 +/- 1.37 minutes. The complication of bleeding and secondary infection were 5% and 4%, respectively. All the patients had normal cervical smear (Papanicolaou class I or II). In the microscopic evaluation, thermal damage of the removed specimens were negligible. Six cases (6%) with CIN (CIN I = 4, CIN II = 2) were determined and the others (94%) were reported as chronic cervicitis in the histopathologic examinations of the removed specimens. After the operation, these cases with CIN were followed up for one year with cervical smears and colposcopic examinations. One of the six patients with CIN had recurrence and underwent cold-knife conization. This new technique is simple, quick and cheap. It can be used confidently to provide both diagnosis and treatment with minimal thermal tissue injury in cases with chronic cervicitis.

Biopsy

Prevalence, management and outcome in eclampsia.

OBJECTIVE: To review the management of eclampsia in our institution. METHOD: The prevalence, management and outcome of women with eclampsia over a period of 8 years were reviewed at our referral medical center. There were 444 patients with eclampsia among 5757 deliveries (1 in 12.96 deliveries or 7.71% of deliveries). Most of the cases were uneducated and had received no antenatal care. One hundred eighty-one cases were nulliparous (40.77%). High parities of more than five were observed in 27.93% of cases. A standard magnesium sulfate regimen, similar to Prichard's intramuscular regimen, was used. RESULTS: Magnesium sulfate effectively controlled the convulsions. The incidence of abdominal delivery among 397 cases with ante- and intrapartum eclampsia was 50.12%. Perinatal mortality was very high (591.47% 0) for all cases. Maternal complications were serious and led to maternal death in 42 women (9.46%). CONCLUSION: Eclampsia is still a serious obstetric complication particularly in uneducated women who do not receive antenatal care.

Adolescent

Menstrual disorders and pelvic pain after sterilization.

Changes in menstrual cycle length, menstrual duration, number of pads, dysmenorrhea and non-cyclic pelvic pain were studied in 43 women following tubal sterilization with three different techniques. One group consisted of 17 women undergoing laparotomy by Pomeroy technique; the second group consisted of 11 women undergoing laparoscopy by Fallope rings; and the third group consisted of 15 women undergoing colpotomy by fimbriectomy. The differences before and after sterilization in cycle length were non-significant in all groups (p > 0.05). After sterilization, menstrual duration and number of pads were significantly increased in the laparotomy (p < 0.001) and laparoscopy (p < 0.01) groups but non-significantly in the colpotomy group (p > 0.05). Comparison of these parameters between the groups did not show any significant differences (p > 0.05). After sterilization, increases in the severity of dysmenorrhea and non-cyclic pelvic pain were non-significant in all groups (p > 0.05). We concluded that there were no significant differences in menstrual disorders after sterilization among these three different techniques.

Adult

Pomeroy tubal ligation by laparoscopy and minilaparotomy.

Pomeroy tubal ligation is a widely-used method for surgical female sterilization. A laparoscopic technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation using endoloop sutures is compared with the conventional technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation by minilaparotomy. Forty-four women requiring sterilization were randomly selected for either laparoscopy (n = 24) or minilaparotomy (n = 20). Mean operative time in the laparoscopy group (18.90 +/- 5.56 with a range of 12-35 minutes) was not significantly different from that in the minilaparotomy (23.12 +/- 8.24 with a range of 15-45 minutes) group. In all women, tubal specimens confirmed tubal histology. Both laparoscopy and minilaparotomy procedures may be performed for Pomeroy tubal ligation with minor morbidity. In clinics with appropriate conditions, Pomeroy tubal ligation by laparoscopy may be preferable to minilaparotomy.

Adult

Changes in ovarian function after tubal sterilization.

Changes in ovarian function were evaluated in 43 women, before and after tubal ligation. Midluteal endocrine profiles and endometrial biopsies were investigated before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after the operations. During postoperative follow-up there was significant increase in luteal phase deficiency and midluteal FSH, LH and E2 levels (p < 0.001). Progesterone levels significantly decreased (p < 0.001) and anovulation was observed in 13 (30.2%) of 43 cases. Our data suggest that tubal sterilization carried increased risk in ovarian function, particularly luteal phase deficiency and anovulation.

Adult

Ruptured uterus.

Uterine rupture, an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality, is still occasionally seen in our region. In this study we reviewed 41 cases of uterine rupture encountered between the years 1983 and 1988, in a total of 3962 hospital deliveries with a frequency of 1 in 96.6 deliveries. Sixteen cases (39.0%) were over 35 years old. Twenty-five patients (60.9%) were grand multiparous (more than five pregnancies). There were no uterine ruptures in primigravid women. Ruptures were mostly (75.6%) due to cephalopelvic disproportion. Subtotal hysterectomy was the first choice of management for 35 cases. The maternal mortality rate was 7.3% while fetal mortality was 82.9%. Midwife education, regular antenatal care and hospital deliveries are important factors in prevention of this obstetric hazard.

Adult