
To determine the frequencies of common morphological patterns of abnormal uterine bleeding on Pipelle biopsy specimen.The cross-sectional study was conducted at PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, and comprised endometrial Pipelle biopsies of patients with abnormal uterine bleeding received between January 2013 and January 2014. Patient's age, marital status, parity and histopatholgical spectrum were recorded. SPSS 17 was used for data analysis.Of the 101 patients, 53(52.50%) presented with proliferative endometrium, 22(21.80%) had secretory endometrium, 13(12.9%) presented with chronic non-specific endometritis, 8(7.9%) had endometrial hyperplasia without atypia, and 5(5%) had endometrial hyperplasia with atypia. Besides, 86(85.1 %) were nulliparous; 15(14.9%) were parous; 92(91.1%) were married and 9(8.9%) were unmarried.The most common morphological pattern was proliferative endometrium. Though Pipelle has its own limitations, it performed better when endometrial pathology was global rather than focal.
Adult, Metrorrhagia, Biopsy, Middle Aged, Endometrium, Parity, Young Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Endometrial Hyperplasia, Humans, Female, Pakistan, Endometritis
Adult, Metrorrhagia, Biopsy, Middle Aged, Endometrium, Parity, Young Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Endometrial Hyperplasia, Humans, Female, Pakistan, Endometritis
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