The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) provided recommendations on Balloon Thermal Endometrial Ablation (BTEA) and discussed its safety and efficacy. BTEA procedure is applied as a treatment of heavy menstrual blood loss by removing a portion of endometrial tissue lining. This article highlights the recommendations provided by NICE. BTEA procedure employs heat to destroy the tissue. A deflated balloon is inserted into the uterus through the vagina and the cervix and then filled with heated liquid to ablate the uterine lining.
Multiple heat dependent procedures are heated salt water, microwave, electrical current, and lasers. In this attached guideline , NICE compared the benefit of hysterectomy versus heat ablation procedures including BTEA. The results are: A similar level of reduction in bleeding in both groups. Patient satisfaction is similar in both groups. However,…
