Table 1.
Intrauterine synechiae following resectoscopic myomectomy. Second-look hysteroscopy.
| Author | Instrument | Second-look interval | Fibroids | Additional treatment | Adhesions/second-look hysteroscopies | Adhesion rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin et al. 2000 [9] | monopolar | 14–30 days | single | no/placebo | 8/22 | 36.36% |
| Danazol | 7/20 | 35% | ||||
| multiple | no/placebo | 6/13 | 46.15% | |||
| Danazol | 6/14 | 42.85% | ||||
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| Guida et al. 2004 [11] | bipolar | 3 months | single* | no/placebo | 8/24 | 33.33% |
| a–c hyaluronic acid gel | 4/25 | 16% | ||||
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| Yang et al. 2008 [10] | monopolar* | 1–3 months | single | No | 2/132 | 1.5% |
| 2, nonapposing | IUD, 1 month | 0/5 | 0% | |||
| ≥2 apposing | IUD, 1 month | 7/9 | 78% | |||
| ≥2 apposing | early lysis 1-2 weeks | 0/7 | 0% | |||
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| Touboul et al. 2009 [13] | bipolar | 2 months | single* | No | 4/53 | 7.5% |
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| Roy et al. 2010 [14] | monopolar | 6 weeks | single | estradiol valerate (6 weeks) antibiotics (5 days) | 2/186 | 1.07% |
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| Total | 54/510 | 10.58% | ||||
*Extrapolated, but not clearly stated on the original paper.