Gynecology
Increased risk:
• Women who have never been pregnant.
• Women who have had breast, intestinal, or rectal
cancer.
• Women with close relatives who have had ovarian
cancer.
Pelvic Examination
is of unknown sensitivity in detecting ovarian
cancer.
Ovarian cancers detected by pelvic examination
are generally advanced
Tumor markers
Carcinoembryonic antigen, ovarian cystadenocarcinoma
antigen CA125
The reported sensitivities of CA-125 in detecting stage I and
stage II cancers are 29- 75% and 67-100%, respectively
Tumor markers may have limited specificity. It has been
reported that CA- 125 is elevated in 1% of healthy women,
6-40% of women with benign masses it may be possible to
improve the specificity of CA-125 measurement by
selective screening of postmenopausal women
Ultrasound imaging
detect masses as small as 1 cm, and distinguish
solid lesions from cysts. Transvaginal color-
flow Doppler ultrasound can also identify
vascular patterns associated with tumors.
sensitivity50-100%
specificity76-97%,
.Ultrasound imaging cont
THIS MEAN that to detect 40 cases of ovarian
cancer you must do ultrasound screening of
100,000 women but at a cost of 5,398 false
positives and over 160 complications from
diagnostic laparoscopy.
.Ultrasound imaging cont
It may be possible to improve accuracy by
combining ultrasound with other screening tests,
such as the measurement of CA-125.
The total coast of endometrial destruction was significantly lower than the
cost of hysterectomy but the difference between the two procedures narrowed
over time because of the high cost of re-treatment in the endometrial destruction
group.
yes No
Although a subsequent Hysterectomy remains a skill-
hysterectomy rate of 20% after
dependent procedure with 100%
endometrial ablation may seem
high, 80% of women who effectiveness. However, its safety
otherwise would have had a record for death and injury
hysterectomy will avoid it with compares unfavorably with
an endometrial ablation. * ablation. Its costs are higher and
ablation technology is becoming recovery is longer. The long term
less expensive, more user problems with ablation are failure
friendly, requires less before menopause requiring a
anesthesia and analgesia, and repeat procedure, and the
is producing about 85% patient unknown rate of post ablation
satisfaction. endometrial cancer.
Cochrane Reviewers'
Conclusions
Endometrial destruction offers an alternative to
hysterectomy as a surgical treatment for heavy
menstrual bleeding. Both procedures are effective
and satisfaction rates are high. Although
hysterectomy is associated with a longer operating
time, a longer recovery period and higher rates of
post-operative complications, it offers permanent
relief from heavy menstrual bleeding. The cost of
endometrial destruction is significantly lower than
hysterectomy but since re-treatment is often
necessary the cost difference narrows
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Pre-operative endometrial thinning agents
before hysteroscopic surgery ?
Pre-operative endometrial thinning agents
before hysteroscopic surgery ?
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Managing Patients With Large
Symptomatic Fibroids
UAE) Vs myomectomy)
• Transient uterine ischemia by uterine
artery occlusion has been shown to
be effective in treating the primary
symptoms of myomas, namely
menorrhagia and bulk symptoms
• surgical uterine artery ligation for
myomas allows for management of the myomas by the
gynecologist without involvement of interventional
radiologists. Furthermore, it allows for visualization of
the entire pelvis and treatment of any concomitant
pathology. This does require the ability to isolate the
uterine arteries, however, and, as seen in one of the
series, does entail a risk of ureteric injuries(1) The
results seem to be comparable to those seen with UAE,
although decrease in bulk may be slower.(2)
3. Lee PI, Yoon JB, Joo KY. Uterine artery ligation for symptomatic
leiomyomas. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic
Laparoscopists. 2000;7(suppl):S32.
4. Park KH, Kim JY, Chung JE. New treatment of myomas: angioblock and
uterine artery ligation. The Journal of the American Association of
Gynecologic Laparoscopists. 2000;7(suppl):S46.
At the FIGO Meeting Held Year 2000 in Washington, Dr.
J.H. Ravina, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, Has
Suggested That Possible Myomectomy After
embolization, Especially of Dominant subserosal
myomas, May Be Warranted. Furthermore, the Large
submucosal myoma May Be Prone to Infection As Well
As prolapse.
• Those who support myomectomy rely on a large body
of evidence showing improvement in patients
receiving fertility treatment whose only etiology for
infertility is fibroids.
• Pregnancies in such patients are relatively
uncomplicated except for the possible need for
cesarean section for delivery, and there is a slight
increase in risk of uterine rupture when the
endometrial integrity is compromised.
• Information regarding fertility and pregnancy post-UAE
is much more limited. While successful pregnancies
have been reported, some questions of increased
pregnancy loss have been raised. Furthermore, the
risk of premature ovarian failure must be considered in
these patients.
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Interventions for Tubal Ectopic
Pregnancy..Which Approach and
?When
• The hCG level should rise at least 66% in 48 hours, and at
least double in 72 hours.
• By 5.5-6 weeks of pregnancy (1.5-2 weeks after the
missed period) all normal pregnancies should be seen by
vaginal ultrasound.
Systemic methotrexate