Balloon Catheter for Cervical Priming before Operative Hysteroscopy in Young Women: A Pilot Study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Salvatore Dessole; Ivano Raimondo; Michael Stark; Marco Torella; Gennaro Raimondo; Francesca Falcone
- Source
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
benign uterine lesion
cervical dilatation
Pilot Projects
Cervix Uteri
Hysteroscopy
03 medical and health sciences
operative hysteroscopy
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Preoperative Care
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
Medicine
business.industry
Uterus
Balloon catheter
Operative hysteroscopy
balloon catheter
Cervical priming
Dilatation
Surgery
Pregnancy Complications
Uterine cervix
Urogenital Abnormalities
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
sense organs
Cervical dilatation
business
- Language
- English
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.