Gynae Flashcards
Endometritis: epidemiology (causes)
-Most common postpartum fevers. CS > vaginal deliveies.
-Nonpostpartum: related to PID or IUD.
Endometritis:
Pathogenesis
Polymicrobial bacterial infection, secondary to ascend of microorganisms through cervix/CS.
Endometritis:
Risk factors
-CS, Vaginal delivery, RPOC, prolonged partum, prolonged PPROM, retained clots.
-Preexisting infection: PID.
-Rarely: IUD, bowel fistula, necrotic tumor.
Endometritis: complications
Pyometra, tubo ovarian abscess, pelvic septic thrombophlebitis.
Asherman syndrome? Definition
Adhesion/synechiae of the uterine walls leading to partial/complete obliteration of the endometrial cavity
Asherman syndrome: path? Causes?
Trauma to basal membrane which induces scarring, leading to fusion of the uterine walls.
Causes: mainly D&C due to miscarriage or RPOC.
Also could be due to CS, myomectomy, pelvic radiaation, uterine artery embolization, IUD, uterine TB, septic abortion.
Endometrial polyp: Epidemiology
Pre and post menopausal women.
Associated w/ tamoxifen and hormone replacement therapy.
Endometrial polyp:
Microscopic components of a polyp?
Dense fibrous stroma + thick walled vessels + disorganized endometrial glands.
Endometrial polyps: classification depending on the endometrial glands
Atrophic, hyperplastic, functional.
Endometrial polyp: complications?
-Rarely malignant transformation <1%
-Rarely atypia 4%.
-Infertility.
-Mucous discharge
Endometrial polyp: DD
-Blood clot
-Submucosal leiomyoma
-Polypoid adenomyoma
-Focal endometrial hyperplasia.
-Endometrial CA
Adenomyosis:
Path?
Stratum basalis layer of endometrium invades myometrium, leading to smooth muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy (> 2.5mm beyond stratum basalis)
Ectopic endometrium is cystically dilated +/- haemorrhage.
Ectopic tissue is basalis type = does not respond to cyclic hormones. Rarely secretory change.
Junctional zone > 12mm.
Adenomyosis: Morphology, classification?
Classification:
-Diffused
-Segmental
-Superficial
-Deep.
Morphology as per MUSA
(A) Asymmetrical thickening, > posterior
(B) myometrial/subendometrial cysts (swiss cheese appearance)
(C) fan-shaped shadowing, rain shower or Venetian Blind
(D) echogenic subendometrial lines and buds/finger like projections
(E) hyperechoic islands,
(F) translesional vascularity,
(G) interrupted junctional zone,
(H) irregular junctional zone.
Adenomyosis: Presentation, epidemiology, risk factors,
associations, complications
Menorrhagia 50%, dysmenorrhea 30%, metrorrhagia 20%. Other: pain, infertility.
Woman in reproductive age, 40-50.
90% multiparus.
Risk factors: trauma during child birth, abortion, chronic endometritis.
Associations: endometriosis, endometrial polyps, leiomyomas.
Complications:
Malignancy, infertility.
Adenomyosis: diagnosis.
US: favoured technique.
HSG, SHG: diverticular aspect.
CT: difficult. Ectopic endometrium does not enhance.
MR:
T1 and T2 hyper.
SWI blood products.
Adenomyosis, DD
-Menstrual phase.
-Leiomyoma
-Cystic glandular hypertrophy
-Diffuse myometral hypertrophy
-Low grae endometrial stromal sarcoma.
-MEt.