Role of Hysteroscopy in Modern Gynecology

Abstract

Over past decades, the developments in fiberoptics, light sources, high-resolution lenses, and endoscopic surgical instrumentation have led hysteroscopy to become an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in patients with intrauterine disease. Hysteroscopy permits panoramic visualization of the uterine cavity and direct biopsy of lesions, thus increasing precision and accuracy in diagnosing intrauterine conditions. Intrauterine adhesions, submucous leiomyoma, and endometrial polyps could be visualized and in many cases treatment could be done, under direct vision, on the same setting.