Hysterolaparoscopy: A Gold Standard for Diagnosing and Treating Infertility and Benign Uterine Pathology

Valentin Varlas; Yassin Rhazi; Eliza Cloțea; Roxana Georgiana Borș; Radu Mihail Mirică; Nicolae Bacalbașa

doi:10.3390/jcm10163749

Hysterolaparoscopy: A Gold Standard for Diagnosing and Treating Infertility and Benign Uterine Pathology

J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 23;10(16):3749. doi: 10.3390/jcm10163749.

Authors

Valentin Varlas^{1

2}, Yassin Rhazi¹, Eliza Cloțea¹, Roxana Georgiana Borș¹, Radu Mihail Mirică^{2

3}, Nicolae Bacalbașa^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, 011171 Bucharest, Romania.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu St., 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
³ Department of General Surgery, Emergency Clinical Hospital "Saint John", 014461 Bucharest, Romania.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 030167 Bucharest, Romania.

Abstract

Background: Combined hysteroscopy and laparoscopy is a valuable method for diagnosing and treating infertility and benign uterine pathology. Both procedures are minimally invasive, reliable, and safe, with a low complication rate.

Aim: In this review, we expose the efficiency and safety of hysterolaparoscopy in the management of infertility and other benign uterine pathologies.

Method: We performed a systematic literature review on several databases: PubMed^®/MEDLINE, PMC, Crossref.org, and Web of Science in the last 10 years.

Inclusion criteria: Women of reproductive age with primary or secondary infertility and/or benign uterine pathology.

Exclusion criteria: pre-puberty, menopause, couple with male infertility.

Conclusion: Hysterolaparoscopy is a useful tool to assess infertility and simultaneously diagnose and treat pelvic and uterine lesions.

Keywords: benign uterine pathology; hysterolaparoscopy; hysteroscopy; infertility; laparoscopy.

Publication types

Review