Clinical Study

Comparison of Intrauterine Suitable Balloon and Foley Balloon in the Prevention of Adhesion after Hysteroscopic Adhesiolysis

Table 2

Comparison of AFS and recurrence of adhesion in the two groups.

FB ISB groupP value

Preoperative AFS (score)
 All8 (7–10)10 (7–10)0.068
 Severe IUAs10 (10–10)10 (10–10)0.725
 Moderate IUAs7.5 (6–8)7 (6–8)0.208
Postoperative AFS
 All0 (0–1.25)0 (0–3.75)0.205
 Severe IUAs5.0 (0–7.75)0 (0–5)0.035
 Moderate IUAs0 (0–1.25)0 (0–0)0.667
AFS reduction
 All7 (3.75–8)8 (5–10)0.016
 Severe IUAs5.0 (2.5–10.0)10.0 (5.0–10.0)0.033
 Moderate IUAs7.0 (4.5–8.0)7.0 (5.0–7.75)0.595
Recurrence (n)
 All26 (35.1%)19 (25.0%)0.176
 Severe IUAs15 (53.6%)13 (29.5%)0.041
 Moderate IUAs11 (23.9%)6 (18.8%)0.587

All = severe and moderate IUA
Median (95% confidence interval), Mann–Whitney test
Number (percentage), χ2 test