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Chapter 10 - Hysteroscopic Endometrial Polypectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2020

By
Paul Smith  and
T. Justin Clark
Edited by
Mary E. Connor  and
T. Justin Clark
Mary E. Connor
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
T. Justin Clark
Affiliation:
Birmingham Women’s Hospital
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Summary

Endometrial polyps are localised overgrowths of endometrial tissue that can occur anywhere in the uterine cavity. They contain variable amounts of glands, stroma and blood vessels that are covered by a layer of endometrium. Most commonly they are attached to the uterus by an elongated pedicle (pedunculated), but they may also have a large flat base (sessile). They range in size from a few millimetres to several centimetres (Figure 10.1).

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Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy , pp. 118 - 129
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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