1189 Intraoperative Strategies to Minimize Blood Loss During Myomectomy

Fibroids are common, benign masses which can result in significant morbidity for affected women due to heavy menstrual bleeding and anemia, bulk symptoms and infertility. In women who are pre-menopausal or wishing to retain future fertility, the surgical management of symptomatic fibroids is by way of myomectomy. The surgical removal of fibroids can be associated with significant intraoperative blood loss and subsequent blood transfusion, which is an important morbidity associated with this elective procedure in reproductive-aged women.
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Virtual Poster Session 1: Laparoscopy (10:10 AM — 10:20 AM) 10:10 AM: STATION L Source Type: research