Published online Mar 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2159
Peer-review started: August 6, 2021
First decision: September 1, 2021
Revised: September 11, 2021
Accepted: January 17, 2022
Article in press: January 17, 2022
Published online: March 6, 2022
Postmenopausal bleeding and incidental thickened endometrium are common in postmenopausal women, but there are few studies about the patterns of endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women with endometrial abnormalities.
To analyze the patterns of endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women with endometrial abnormalities.
The patterns of postmenopausal endometrial lesions were statistically analyzed by using a large sample size.
A total of 187 postmenopausal women with bleeding or asymptomatic thickened endometrium underwent diagnostic hysteroscopy and endometrium biopsy. Their endometrial pothologic types were analyzed retrospectively.
Endometrial polyp was the most common endometrial abnormality in postmenopausal women with bleeding or asymptomatic thickened endometrium. Fewer malignant lesions were detected in the asymptomatic group.
Endometrial polyp was the most common pathology in postmenopausal women with bleeding or asymptomatic thickened endometrium.
Diagnostic hysteroscopy is recommended for postmenopausal women with bleeding or asymptomatic thickened endometrium.