Gynecological and Obstetrical Outcomes After Laparoscopic Repair of a Cesarean Scar Defect in a Series of 38 Women :
(2017) Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey — Vol. 72, n° 5, p. 283-284 (2017)
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- OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gynecological and obstetrical outcomes, as well as remaining myometrial thickness, after laparoscopic repair of a cesarean scar. DESIGN: Observational study and prospective evaluation of the remaining myometrium before and after repair. SETTING: Academic department in a university hospital. PATIENT(S): A series of 38 symptomatic women with cesarean scar defects and remaining myometrial thickness of less than 3 mm, according to magnetic resonance imaging. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic repair of the defect. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURE(S): Increase in myometrial thickness at the site of cesarean section, gynecological and obstetrical outcomes, and histological analysis of the defect after excision. RESULT(S): The mean thickness of the myometrium increased significantly from 1.43 ± 0.7 mm before surgery to 9.62 ± 1.8 mm after surgery. All but three patients were free of symptoms. Among the 18 women with infertility, eight (44%) became pregnant and delivered healthy babies by cesarean section at 38-39 weeks of gestation. Histological analysis, performed in all 38 cases, revealed the presence of endometriosis in eight women (21.1%). Muscle fiber density was significantly lower compared with adjacent myometrium. CONCLUSION(S): In symptomatic women with residual myometrial thickness of less than 3 mm who wish to conceive, laparoscopic repair could be considered an appropriate approach.
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Donnez, O., Donnez, J., Orellana, R., & Dolmans, M.-M. (2017). Gynecological and Obstetrical Outcomes After Laparoscopic Repair of a Cesarean Scar Defect in a Series of 38 Women : Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 72(5), 283-284. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000515824.20753.0e (Original work published 2017)