[The histological aspect of the uterine vein wall according to age and parity].

Abstract

Veinous pathology is increasingly involved in numerous gynecological and obstetrical conditions. This study describes the histological aspects of uterine vein wall according to age and parity. Uterine vein were taken during autopsy of 50 black women of various age and parity. Necroscopic samples of uterine veins were taken from 50 black women of various and diverse age and parity. Microscopic stains were used to assess histological modifications of veinous walls according to age and parity. The disorganization of elastic fibers, collagen fibers of the media, the muscular wall and elastic fibers of the adventice increased with age. The main histological modifications associated with increasing parity were the increase of collagen tissue and the disorganization of the veinous wall. This study provides useful information for other studies regarding the histological analysis of pelvic veins removed during caesarian section for vascular pathology such eclampsia, abruption.