10 Steps in the Successful Conservative Surgical Management of Prolapsed Submucous Leiomyoma

Leiomyoma are common benign smooth muscle tumors and have several types. The pedunculate submucous myoma has the chance of prolapse. Vaginal myomectomy has been the conservative surgical treatment of patients with prolapsed submucous myoma. However, there were incidences of hemorrhage, recurrence and non-puerperal uterine inversion due to the remaining pedicle. The aim of this review is to present a standard and sequential minimally invasive procedure that can preserve the uterus. We enumerated the procedure in 10 steps that is clear and organized to be easily performed by surgeons.

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - October 27, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: MR Cantor, MRA Baltazar Tags: ORAL SESSION 02 - Fibroids Source Type: research