Laparoscopic myomectomy and possible risk factors for recurrence

Zdravniški Vestnik

Martina Ribič - Pucelj¹  Suzana Glavan² 

[1] ;UKC Ljubljana, Ginekološka klinika, Klinični oddelek za reprodukcijo;

关键词: fibroids;    myomectomy;    recurrence of fibroids;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background

The aim of the research was to determine the success of laparoscopic myomectomy (LM), frequency of recurrence of fibroids following the treatment and possible risk factors for recurrence.

Methods

Retrospective research was used. We included 455 females who underwent LM in the period from January 2003 until December 2006 at the Ljubljana Gynaecologic Clinic (Reproduction Clinical Department). The data was collected from the analysis of questionnaires sent to the females in 2010 to their postal addresses.

Results

The questionnaire was completed by 297 (65.3 %) females, 6 questionnaires were excluded from further analysis due to incomplete answers. We analysed 291 questionnaries. The surgery fulfilled expectations of 257 (88.3%) females, uterine bleeding was normalised in 168 cases (85.3 %), pain was reduced or stopped completely in 135 cases (86.5 %). A fibroid recurred in 98 (33.7 %) cases, on average 25.1 (2-96) months after the procedure,  40 (40.8 %) females underwent repeat surgery. As for risk factors for fibroid recurrence following LM, the number of removed fibroids proved to be statistically significant (p = 0.026), while the impact of age was not statistically significant (p = 0.77).

Conclusions

Given that the probability of fibroid recurrence and repeat surgery increases with the number of removed fibroids in the first operation, it may be appropriate for women with multiple fibroids who have completed their fertility period to propose one of the methods of hysterectomy, in particular, are increasingly well-established minimally invasive laparoscopic supracervical or total hysterectomy.

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