Vascular stent as a treatment for refractory cervical stenosis  

作　　者：Yang Jie Zhu Lan Lang Jinghe 

机构地区：[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2014年第5期986-987,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Cervical stenosis is a clinical condition involving partial or complete obstruction of the endocervical canal.In 1996,Bauldauf proposed that the definition of cervical stenosis is a cervical canal into which a 2.5# Hegar dilator cannot be inserted.1 Acquired cervical stenosis can be a complication of surgical procedures such as conization,trachelectomy,and curettage.It is a serious complication because of the clinical repercussions,which can include amenorrhea,hematometra,dysmenorrhea,infertility,infection,and endometriosis.Various surgical techniques are used in dilation and cervix reconstruction.However,in some cases,unsuccessful dilation with refractory recurrent stenosis may lead to hysterectomy.A successful case in which a self-expanding nitinol vascular stent was used to treat cervical stenosis was described by Grund et al.2 Here we report two additional cases in which vascular stents were used to treat patients with recurrent cervical stenosis after cervical surgeries.Cervical stenosis is a clinical condition involving partial or complete obstruction of the endocervical canal.In 1996,Bauldauf proposed that the definition of cervical stenosis is a cervical canal into which a 2.5# Hegar dilator cannot be inserted.1 Acquired cervical stenosis can be a complication of surgical procedures such as conization,trachelectomy,and curettage.It is a serious complication because of the clinical repercussions,which can include amenorrhea,hematometra,dysmenorrhea,infertility,infection,and endometriosis.Various surgical techniques are used in dilation and cervix reconstruction.However,in some cases,unsuccessful dilation with refractory recurrent stenosis may lead to hysterectomy.A successful case in which a self-expanding nitinol vascular stent was used to treat cervical stenosis was described by Grund et al.2 Here we report two additional cases in which vascular stents were used to treat patients with recurrent cervical stenosis after cervical surgeries.

关 键 词：cervical stenosis vascular stent DILATATION cervical leiomyoma CONIZATION 

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