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- Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Pathophysiology of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 2 Evaluation of Uterine Fibroids Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography
- Chapter 3 Ulipristal and Other Medical Interventions for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 4 The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Fibroids
- Chapter 5 Fibroids and Fertility
- Chapter 6 Fibroids and Reproduction
- Chapter 7 Open Myomectomy
- Chapter 8 Laparoscopic and Robotic Myomectomy
- Chapter 9 Principles and Technique of Laparoscopic Myomectomy
- Chapter 10 Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 11 Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for the Fibroid Uterus
- Chapter 12 Hysteroscopic Resection of Submucosal Fibroids
- Chapter 13 Modern Management of Intramural Myomas
- Chapter 14 Outpatient Myomectomy
- Chapter 15 Vaginal Hysterectomy with Fibroids
- Chapter 16 Leiomyosarcoma
- Chapter 17 MRI-Guided Ultrasound Lysis of Fibroids
- Chapter 18 Embolization for the Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 19 Uterine Fibroids in Postmenopausal Women
- Appendix: Video Captions
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Outpatient Myomectomy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 October 2020
- Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Pathophysiology of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 2 Evaluation of Uterine Fibroids Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography
- Chapter 3 Ulipristal and Other Medical Interventions for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 4 The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Fibroids
- Chapter 5 Fibroids and Fertility
- Chapter 6 Fibroids and Reproduction
- Chapter 7 Open Myomectomy
- Chapter 8 Laparoscopic and Robotic Myomectomy
- Chapter 9 Principles and Technique of Laparoscopic Myomectomy
- Chapter 10 Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 11 Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for the Fibroid Uterus
- Chapter 12 Hysteroscopic Resection of Submucosal Fibroids
- Chapter 13 Modern Management of Intramural Myomas
- Chapter 14 Outpatient Myomectomy
- Chapter 15 Vaginal Hysterectomy with Fibroids
- Chapter 16 Leiomyosarcoma
- Chapter 17 MRI-Guided Ultrasound Lysis of Fibroids
- Chapter 18 Embolization for the Management of Uterine Fibroids
- Chapter 19 Uterine Fibroids in Postmenopausal Women
- Appendix: Video Captions
- Index
- References
Summary
Uterine fibroids are common. They arise from the myometrium and occur in approximately 20–25% of women aged 35 years or more [1]. They may be found at any position within the myometrium from the serosal surface to lying completely within the uterine cavity in 5–10% [2].
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- Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids , pp. 135 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020