The Dilemma of Cesarean Myomectomy: Is It Safe or Not

Authors : Ali GÜRSOY, Kemal ATASAYAN, Ezgi Doğan TEKBAŞ, Erdin İLTER

Pages : 410-415

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Publication Date : 2021-10-09

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of myomectomy during cesarean section Methods The data of fifty-four pregnants who underwent cesarean myomectomy and twenty-six pregnant with uterine leiomyoma who had cesarean section without myomectomy between the years of 2017 and 2020 in our tertiary clinic were examined retrospectively. Results There was no significant difference in terms of maternal age, weeks of gestation, gravida, parity, use of additional uterotonics, type of leiomyoma, size of leiomyoma, cesarean indications, blood transfusion requirement, postoperative fever, preoperative hemoglobin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g/dl);, change in hemoglobin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g/dl);, preoperative hematocrit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, change in hematocrit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, length of hospital stay between the two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p ˃ 0.05);. While no significant difference was observed according to the location of the leiomyomas between the anterior, fundal and posterior location between the two groups, cervical leiomyomas were significantly higher in the CS group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p ˂ 0.05);. Conclusion This study shows that cesarean myomectomy is a safe procedure in selected cases. It also offers the advantage of avoiding a second operation in patients.
Keywords : Cesarean, Leiomyoma, Pregnancy, Uterine Myomectomy

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