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Case 7 - A 55-Year-Old Female with a 25-Year Smoking History and COPD Is Undergoing a Robotic Hysterectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

Todd R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Lisa Keder
Affiliation:
Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus
Abimola Famuyide
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Kimberly S. Gecsi
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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A 55-year-old gravida 3, para 3, perimenopausal female presents with complaints of pelvic pressure, abnormal uterine bleeding, and urinary frequency. Her evaluation reveals uterine fibroids. A trial of hormonal treatment with iron supplementation failed to resolve her symptoms and the patient desires definitive treatment. A hysterectomy is planned. Her medical history is significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a 25 pack-year history of cigarette smoking. Her surgical history included cholecystectomy and bilateral tubal ligation. Her medications include a long-acting muscarinic antagonist inhaler, norethindrone 5 mg daily, and oral iron supplement. She has no shortness of breath at rest, but reports a chronic cough and difficulty walking up more than one flight of stairs. She has no chest pain with activity and no family history of cardiovascular disease.

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