Heavy Bleeding Due to Uterine Fibroid

Uterine Fibroid - Myomectomy

Symptoms

A 41 year old woman presented with a long history of very heavy bleeding.

Diagnosis

A Pelvic Ultrasound revealed a 15cm dominant uterine fibroid.

Procedure

She subsequently underwent myomectomy - to preserve the uterus for a possible pregnancy later.

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Laparoscopic view of a large fibroid uterus. There was limited access to the pelvic side walls and posterior uterus. The procedure was thus converted to open

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View of the open procedure. The uterus and fibroid are exteriorised. The fibroid is shelled out of the uterus. The uterus is then reconstructed. The pathology revealed a benign fibroid.