Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy: practices in French teaching hospitals |
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Authors: | Daraï Emile Rouzier Roman Ballester Marcos |
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Affiliation: | Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. |
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Abstract: | STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) practices in French tertiary care centers. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: University hospital in France. PARTICIPANTS: Gynecology and obstetrics departments of all 48 French teaching hospitals. INTERVENTIONS: Practice of THL using a 8-item questionnaire. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Main outcome measure was practice, indications, and complications of THL in French tertiary care centers. Between October 2005 and March 2006, the departments were sent an 8-item questionnaire on the use of diagnostic and operative THL. In all, 38 (79%) hospitals completed the questionnaire. THL was or is still used in 20 (53%) departments. The main reason given by the 18 departments that never used THL was that it was "less informative than laparoscopy." Only 8 (40%) of 20 departments with experience of THL continued to use the procedure routinely. The main reason given for abandoning THL was its limited operative potential. Among the 8 departments that continued to use THL, 6 used operative THL (mainly for ovarian drilling). Among the 30 departments that answered the item on the likely future place of THL, only 6 (20%) considered that THL would continue to be performed. CONCLUSION: Few French teaching hospitals routinely use THL. Further data on THL, and especially its cost effectiveness, are needed to clarify its place to evaluate female fertility. |
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