title: The results of abdominal myomectomy.
abstract: A survey of the records of 103 consecutive patients who underwent abdominal myomectomy revealed that menorrhagia and infertility were the commonest presenting complaints. The overall successful pregnancy rate was only 28.2%, but the procedure was corrective in two-thirds of patients with leiomyomata-related infertility. Intra-operative blood loss, post-operative adhesion formation and recurrence of tumour remain major drawbacks of myomectomy.
authors.affiliation: Mount Hope Women's Hospital, Trinidad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirjusingh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bassaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roopnarinesingh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009215:Myometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*