title: Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist and laparoscopic myomectomy.
abstract: The indications for operative laparoscopy have expanded greatly over the past decades, as its many advantages over laparotomy have been recognized. We report our techniques and short-term results concerning myomectomy by laparoscopy. From January 1, 1990 to October 1, 1991, 147 intraperitoneal myomectomies were performed in 70 patients: 46 of 70 were treated preoperatively with a depot gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist. No complications were observed. In selected cases, with the advantages of laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic myomectomy appears to be a safe technique.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Universitaire Port-Royal, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dubuisson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lecuru
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Foulot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandelbrot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bouquet de la Jolinière
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Aubriot
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011292:Premedication; D013536:Suture Techniques; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D016729:Leuprolide