HYSTEROSCOPY

Course overview

HYSTEROSCOPY IS PERFORMED USING ENDOSCOPY TO ACCESS THE UTERINE CAVITY. IT ALLOWS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCERVICAL AND INTRAUTERINE PATHOLOGY. IT IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD TECHNIQUE FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INTRAUTERINE PATHOLOGY. INDICATIONS FOR HYSTEROSCOPY ARE NUMEROUS, INCLUDING ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING, INFERTILITY, REMOVAL OF INTRAUTERINE FOREIGN BODIES, AND CONGENITAL MULLERIAN ANOMALIES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE HYSTEROSCOPIC DIAGNOSTIC AND OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN MANAGING PATIENTS UNDERGOING HYSTEROSCOPY.