Uterine fibromyomata: presentation and management in northern Nigeria.
A study of uterine fibromyomata at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria indicates that the condition occurs in 7.8% of new gynecology cases. Infertility 87.2%, menstrual disturbance 70.4%, in association with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease 43.4%, anemia 25.0% and hypertension 25.5% were the commonest presentations. Total abdominal hysterectomy was commonly performed due to the high rate of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Post-operative morbidity was due to pyrexia in 28.6%, hemorrhage in 7.1% and wound infection in 6.6% of the series.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010298:Parity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery