Development of an animal model for endometrial ablation using trichloroacetic acid Mariana Amora Cocuzza, M.D., Marcello Cocuzza, M.D., Gustavo A.R. Maciel, M.D., Eduardo Vieira da Motta, M.D., Ana P.T. Cardoso, M.D., Jose M. Soares, M.D., Edmund C. Baracat, M.D., Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 95, Issue 7, Pages 2418-2421 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.064 Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Uterine horns clamped with hemostatic forceps. Injection of 90% TCA using an insulin needle (29 G × 0.5 inches). Fertility and Sterility 2011 95, 2418-2421DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.064) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Histologic evaluation of the uterine horn injected with 0.3 mL of 90% TCA, showing severe destruction of endometrial layer characterized by reduced stromal thickness and fewer endometrial glands. Fertility and Sterility 2011 95, 2418-2421DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.064) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions