Reproductive Outcome of Metroplasty by Laparoscopy Combined with Hysteroscopy for Complete Bicornuate Uterus
LIU Lin-lin
HUANG Xiao-wu
XIA En-lan
Abstract:Objective:To explore the improvement of reproductive outcome in those women with a complete bicornuate uterus who underwent metroplasty by the laparoscopy combined with hysteroscopy.Methods:19 women with complete bicornuate uteri who underwent metroplasty by the laparoscopy combined with hysteroscopy in our hospital from October 2006 to November 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The pregnancy outcome was followed-up.Results:19 women were followed up for 2 to 11 years,and 4 of them dropped.In 15 women,9 cases of pregnancy and 6 cases of non-pregnancy were recorded after their one-year effective postoperative contraception.The first postoperative pregnancy time after metroplasty ranges from 14 to 46 months.For the 9 women who had conception,the rates of spontaneous abortion (90.5% vs.10.0%),term delivery (0 vs.50.0%) and "take-home-baby" (0 vs.80.0%) were recorded before and after the operation (all P<0.05).Of the 19 patients,a total of 4 patients with complete bicornuate uteri combined with cervical insufficiency underwent laparoscopic abdominal cerclage before pregnancy,and 2 of them achieved successful pregnancy and delivered live babies.Conclusions:The metroplasty by the laparoscopy combined with hysteroscopy can significantly improve the reproductive prognosis for those women with adverse pregnancy outcomes owing to complete bicornuate uterus.
Keywords:Bicornuate uterusMetroplastyUterusOrthopedicsPostoperative periodPrognosisLaparoscopesHysteroscopes
Publication Date:2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 99-102 )