title: Uterine leiomyomata in pregnancy.
abstract: Sixty cases with uterine leiomyomata in pregnancy are presented. The incidence was 1 in 1033 deliveries. The median age of the patients was 33.4 years. The majority were primigravidae (60%). A significant number of patients gave a history of infertility (43%) and spontaneous abortions (25%). The commonest antenatal complication was malpresentation and in all these patients the myomata were larger than 6 cm. Typical features of red degeneration occurred in 10% of cases. The cesarean section rate was 73%, the commonest indication being obstructed labor. Severe hemorrhage was encountered at cesarean section in 10 patients, 3 of whom needed hysterectomy. There were no perinatal deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivanesaratnam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D015994:Incidence; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery