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- Submucous fibroids classification - STEP-W classification
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- Objective: To develop a new submucous fibroids classification for evaluating the viability and the degree of difficulty and complexity of a hysteroscopic myomectomy.Methods: We have included more four parameters in addition to penetration the fibroid into the myometrium. The extra-parameters were: size of the fibroid, it topography, it extension of the base in relation the wall was set and the wall it was set. The fibroids were classified according to the Classification of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) and to the new classification (STEP-W) in patients who were submitted to hysteroscopic resection of submucous fibroids. The possibility of total resection of the fibroid, the operating time, the fluid deficit and the frequency of any complications were considered. The Fisher test, the Student t test and the analysis of variance test were used in the statistical analyses. It was considered statistically significant when the p-value was less than 0.05 in the two-tailed test.Results: In group which the hysteroscopic surgery was considered complete there was no significant difference between the three ESGE levels (0, 1 and 2). Using the STEP-W, the difference between the numbers of complete surgeries was significant (p < 0.001) for the two levels (groups I and II). The difference between the operating times was significant for the two classifications. In relation to the fluid deficit, only the STEP-W showed significant differences between the levels (p=0.02).Conclusions: It seems to us that the new classification (STEP-W) gives more clues to the difficulties of a hysteroscopic myornectomy than the standard classification (ESGE).
- 1-Jan-2005
- Proceedings of the 14th Annual Congress of the European Society For Gynaecological Endoscopy. 40128 Bologna: Medimond S R L, p. 187-194, 2005.
- 187-194
- Medimond S R L
- submucous fibroids
- hysteroscopy
- classification
- hysteroscopic myornectomy
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