title: Myomectomy during pregnancy and caesarean section.
abstract: Myomectomy was performed on a 31 year old primigravida during the 15th week of pregnancy due to a large myoma which was 23 cm in diameter. At the 39th week of pregnancy, during the Caesarean section, eight fibroids obstructing the lower part of the uterus were removed. There were no maternal or fetal complications.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Athens Medical School, Alexandra Maternity Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Michalas
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Oreopoulou
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*