[The role of hysteroscopy in the early diagnosis of small, focal endometrial neoplasms]. / Importanza della isteroscopia nella diagnosi precoce delle lesioni neoplastiche endometriali focali di piccole dimensioni.

Hysteroscopy is a useful methodology for the diagnosis of uterine intracavitary disorders in women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding. The authors report a case of small endometrial adenocarcinoma and then they discuss on validity of hysteroscopy in comparison with blind curettage of uterine cavity for the precocious diagnosis of such lesion.

[Usefulness of hysteroscopy in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding and intrauterine benign disease]. / Utilità della isteroscopia nel management degli abnormal uterine bleeding e della patologia benigna intrauterina.

The hysteroscopy is a useful methodology for the diagnosis of uterine intracavitary disorders in women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility. The authors report 84 cases who underwent a diagnostic hysteroscopy at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Ivrea Hospital and then they will discuss the results. In particular, from their study it comes out that the methodology correlated with the histologic results has a sensibility of 100% and a specificity of 85%.

[Role of microcolpohysteroscopy at an ambulatory center of level II preventive gynecologic oncology in the study of pre-neoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix]. / Ruolo della microcolpoisteroscopia in un ambulatorio di ginecologia oncologica preventiva di II livello per lo studio delle lesioni pre-neoplastiche della cervice uterina.

The microcolpohysteroscopy has proved to be a very reliable methodology for the study of preneoplastic diseases of the uterine cervix especially when located in the endocervix. The authors report 100 cases with pathological Pap tests who underwent the microcolpohysteroscopy.

[Usefulness of a second-level centralized ambulatory service for the staging of diseases of the endometrium and the lower genital tract in a provincial hospital]. / Considerazioni sull'utilità della presenza di un ambulatorio centralizzato di secondo livello per lo studio della patologia endometriale e del tratto genitale inferiore in una realtà ospedaliera provinciale.

In 1991, at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Ivrea Hospital Hysteroscopy-Microcolposcopy-Vulvoscopy center was set up in order to improve the management of the intracavitary and lower genital tract pathologies. In such center skilled specialists having attended microcolpohysteroscopy and vulvoscopy training courses in specialised institutes are employed. They continuously keep in contact with such institutes for the updating of diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. The authors present their opinions about the usefulness of this center and the results achieved.