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The treatment of uterine niche ranges from clinical management with expectant or pharmacological treatment, surgical treatment. Approaches for repair include Laparotomy, laparoscopy , hysteroscopy , vaginal. The decision to treat takes into consideration the size of the defect, presence of symptoms, secondary infertility and plans of pregnancy.
All of the approaches have its merits and debates. There is ongoing debate regarding the best surgical approach to managing this condition. To date no randomized controlled trials have been published to settle this debate.
Our study aim is to to evaluate which surgical approach is a preferable option, this study will be conducted to compare the Laparoscopic and transvaginal approaches in several regards, including, operation time, blood loss, perioperative complications, hospital stay length, postoperative increase in residual myometrial thickness during follow-up , clinical efficacy(percentage of patients who subject improvement of symptoms)
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic approach group(A) | Active Comparator | Uterine niche will be repaired through Laparoscopic approach. |
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| Transvaginal approach group(B) | Active Comparator | Uterine niche will be repaired through Transvaginal approach. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic repair of Uterine niche | Procedure | Repair of uterine niche through Laparoscopic approach. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical efficacy | Number of patients who subject clinical improvement of pre-operative symptoms | 3 month postoperative |
| Post-operative increase in residual myometrial thickness | difference between pre-operative & post-operative residual myometrial thickness | 3 month postoperative |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of operation | duration from anesthesia till end of operation | baseline( During operation) |
| Blood loss | estimated blood loss during operation(towels , suction container) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have uterine niche (defined as myometrial discontinuity or a hypoechoic triangle in the myometrium of the anterior uterine wall at the site of hysterotomy presented in transvaginal ultrasound or sonohysterography examination in non-pregnant women) ,with one or more previous caesarean section Who are:
Symptomatic i.e patients having one or more of the following symptoms:
Asymptomatic patients with one of the followings:
the residual myometrial thickness over the niche less than 3 mm previous history of Cesarean Section scar ectopic pregnancy (not managed by resection and repair)
who accept to participate the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Asymptomatic patients with residual myometrial thickness more than 3 mm.
No previous Cesarean section.
If the patients symptoms presented before Cesarean section.
Presence of other pathology that explain patient symptoms
Presence of pathology that necessitate laparotomy.
Patient who refuse to participate the study.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Muhammad Rageh, M.Sc | Contact | 02 01005056259 | Abdulrahmanrageh.26.9@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Abdel-Aleem, PhD | Assiut University | Study Chair |
| Mahmoud zakhera, PhD | Assiut University | Study Chair |
| Ahmed Abo El Fadle, MD |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Muhammad Rageh | Recruiting | Asyut | 71111 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26681211 | Background | Betran AP, Torloni MR, Zhang JJ, Gulmezoglu AM; WHO Working Group on Caesarean Section. WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates. BJOG. 2016 Apr;123(5):667-70. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13526. Epub 2015 Jul 22. No abstract available. | |
| 31703638 | Background | Elnakib S, Abdel-Tawab N, Orbay D, Hassanein N. Medical and non-medical reasons for cesarean section delivery in Egypt: a hospital-based retrospective study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Nov 8;19(1):411. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2558-2. |
| Label | URL |
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| Various Types of Niche Imaging by Sonohysterography | View source |
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| Transvaginal repair of Uterine niche | Procedure | Repair of uterine niche through Transvaginal approach. |
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| baseline( During operation) |
| Intra-operative complication | complication during the operation | baseline( During operation) |
| Assiut University |
| Study Chair |
| 23996650 | Background | Bij de Vaate AJ, van der Voet LF, Naji O, Witmer M, Veersema S, Brolmann HA, Bourne T, Huirne JA. Prevalence, potential risk factors for development and symptoms related to the presence of uterine niches following Cesarean section: systematic review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr;43(4):372-82. doi: 10.1002/uog.13199. |
| 27393285 | Background | Tulandi T, Cohen A. Emerging Manifestations of Cesarean Scar Defect in Reproductive-aged Women. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2016 Sep-Oct;23(6):893-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.06.020. Epub 2016 Jul 5. |
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