The Clinical Manifestation of the Gynecologic Emergency in Postmenopausal Women.
10.6118/jksm.2012.18.2.119
- Author:
Seung Hee LEE
1
;
Tae Hee KIM
;
Hae Hyeog LEE
;
Woo Seok LEE
;
Soo Ho CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. heeobgy@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Emergency;
Menopausal women;
Menopause
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Atrophic Vaginitis;
Emergencies;
Endometrium;
Female;
Granulosa Cells;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Incidence;
Inflammation;
Medical Records;
Menopause;
Ovarian Cysts;
Parovarian Cyst;
Pyometra;
Retrospective Studies;
Teratoma;
Uterine Hemorrhage;
Uterine Prolapse
- From:The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
2012;18(2):119-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics of postmenopausal women who were admitted to the emergency room. METHODS: This study was conducted at a university hospital. The retrospective study of medical records comprised 26 patients who were admitted to the emergency room, between September 2010 and August 2011. RESULTS: The age of the twenty-six patients was 51-90 years. Abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding were the main complaints. The final diagnoses were 6 cases of postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis, 6 cases of ovarian cyst, 5 cases of pelvic inflammation disease, 3 cases of post-conization bleeding, 1 case of menopausal symptoms, 1 case of atrophic endometrium, 1 case of uterine prolapse, 1 case of pyometra, and acute pyeolonephritis with stone. Among the 6 cases of ovarian cyst, 5 cases performed an operation. Pathologic findings revealed 2 cases of simple cyst, 1 case of paratubal cyst, 1 case of teratoma, and 1 case of granulosa cell tumor. CONCLUSION: The incidence of post-menopausal distress in women is increasing, and the numbers of post-menopausal women being admitted to the emergency room are also increasing, so attention needs to be paid to the case of postmenopausal women in the future.
