Table 1 Patient overview
From: Hysteroscopic resection of retained placental tissue: a feasibility study
 | Age (years) | Obstetric history | Labour | Delivery | Term (weeks) | Duration of third stage (min) | Blood loss (ml) | Complaints | Ultrasound finding | First treatment | Second treatment | Histology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 27 | G2A1, spontaneous abortion | Spontaneous | Spontaneous, MEP | 35 4/7 | 118 | 800 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Necrotic products of conception |
B | 29 | G3P0A2, curettage twice | Spontaneous | Gemelli, spontaneous | 31 4/7 | 12 | 300 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Medroxyprogesterone (6Â weeks pp) | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope (9Â weeks pp) | Necrotic products of conception |
C | 30 | G1P0 | Spontaneuos | Spontaneous | 36 | 20 | 400 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Products of conception and endometritis |
D | 30 | G2P1 | Induction of labour | Spontaneous, MEP | 38 2/7 | 60 | 1500 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Products of conception |
E | 25 | G4P1A2, curettage twice | Spontaneous | Caesarean (breech) | 38 | 3 | 1200 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Decidual tissue |
F | 37 | G4P3 | Induction of labor | Spontaneous | 39 | 6 | 300 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Products of conception |
G | 36 | G3P1A1, curettage | Spontaneous | Caesarean (fetal distress) | 26 6/7 | 2 | 450 | Menorrhagia | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope (6Â months pp) | Â | Necrotic products of conception |
H | 34 | G1P0 | Spontaneous | Spontaneous | 40 | <60 | <500 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and curettage (4Â weeks pp), and curettage plus levonorgestrel IUD (8Â weeks pp) | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope (12Â weeks pp) | Products of conception |
I | 30 | G1P0 | Spontaneous | Assisted vaginal delivery | 40 | 5 | 1,200 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Â | Necrotic tissue, endometrium |
J | 34 | G2P1 | Induction of labour | Spontaneous, MEP? | 39 1/7 | 111 | 1800 | Persisting vaginal bleeding | Intracavitary mass (11Â days pp), intracavitary mass (12Â weeks pp) | Curettage 11Â days pp | Hysteroscopy and cutting loop of resectoscope | Products of conception and endometrium |