Publications by authors named "Gennaro Raimondo"
To investigate regarding the safety and effectiveness of a balloon catheter (Aqueduct-100 device) to dilate the uterine cervix before operative hysteroscopies. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the duration of the dilatation procedure and to investigate on physicians' satisfaction with the device. Fifty women younger than 40 years, wishing pregnancies and diagnosed with apparently benign intrauterine lesions and/or uterine anomalies, were enrolled into this study and submitted to cervical priming with Aqueduct-100 device before operative hysteroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHysteroscopic treatment of symptomatic cesarean-induced isthmocele: a prospective study.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
February 2015
An isthmocele, also known as a cesarean scar defect, is an emerging condition that typically affects women with a history of previous cesarean section, and its presence is a novel under-recognized cause of postmenstrual abnormal uterine bleeding and/or pelvic pain. The incidence of symptoms and their resolution after hysteroscopic surgery were evaluated prospectively in 120 consecutive isthmocele patients. Patients included only symptomatic premenopausal women.
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- - The study aimed to compare patient discomfort and the effectiveness of two different distension media (CO2 and saline) used during diagnostic hysteroscopy in a vaginoscopic approach among 264 patients.
- - There were no significant differences in pain levels or ease of the procedure between the two groups, but patients reported higher quality of visualization when using CO2.
- - The conclusion highlighted that while both methods had similar pain and difficulty measures, CO2 provided superior visual results in the hysteroscopic examination.