Uterine Expansion Surgery: Unicornuate & Naive Uterus Treatment – Antai Hospital

To smoothly carry a baby to full term, some uterine anomalies or uterine malformations that come with a small uterine cavity require a specialized treatment offered at Antai: uterine expansion surgery to sustain full term natural pregnancies.

Uterine Expansion Surgery at Antai Hospital

Uterine anomalies can lead to late miscarriages because a uterus with an abnormality is not in a standard pear shape and size required for a perfect pregnancy. There will be some form of obstructions or deformity, resulting in the uterine cavity becoming far smaller than ideal. 

Antai Uterus Reconstruction Surgery

To smoothly carry a baby to full term, uterine anomalies must be treated by reconstructing the uterus to become a standard shape and size. Antai hospital provides uterus reconstruction treatment either via laparoscopy or hysteroscopy. All procedures are done with a cold knife (non-electrical knife) because it will prevent intrauterine scarring and adhesions. Depending on the anomaly, some uteruses require uterine expansion.

The end goal of the uterus reconstruction is to create a uterus with a shape and size ideal for pregnancy.

 

Uterus Malformations that require Uterine Expansion

Infantile Uterus: An infantile uterus has a womb to cervix ratio of 1:3. Parts of the cervix will be removed to become a normal length, and a uterus will be expanded. After the surgery, the womb to cervix ratio will become the standard 3:1. 

Unicornuate Uterus (no rudimentary horn): There are some unicornuate uterus that does not have a rudimentary horn attached. Since there is no horn that can be fused together to create a bigger uterine cavity, the surgeons will have to expand the cavity of the unicornuate uterus. 

Septate Uterus: The septate will first be removed with a cold knife before expanding the uterus.

Note: 

• The uterus reconstruction surgery can only be performed on patients who are not pregnant. 
• Patients should only get pregnant about 6 months after the surgery.
• The reconstruction surgeries require intrauterine pear-shaped stent and Antai bio-adhesion barrier to prevent post-surgical internal scarring and intrauterine adhesions. 

Watch our patient testimonial below:

Case: double uterus with a rudimentary horn. Cute Antai baby recounting his mother’s experience and treatment at Antai hospital. 

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