[Distension media in hysteroscopy--use and complications]

Abstract

Objective: Review of distending media used in hysteroscopic surgery.

Type of study: Overview.

Setting: Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague.

Methods: Analysis of data from the literature.

Results: The author reviewed the use of distending media in hysteroscopic surgery with most serious complication--fluid overload syndrome.

Conclusion: Fluid overload syndromee is a very dangerous and often underestimated complication during hysteroscopic surgery which needs immediate and appropriate management.