Laparoscopic removal of a 5-cm subserous pedunculated myoma with small instruments.
A mobile, subserous, pedunculated myoma was located on the anterior surface of the uterus in a 45-year-old woman. Bipolar coagulation was performed on the pedicle, and the myoma was dissected with an electrical morcellator and removed through the umbilicus. This technique required placement of one 5- to 12-mm cannula in the umbilicus and two 2-mm miniports at the pubic hairline. This technique is easy to perform, and the patient benefits from minimal postoperative pain and excellent cosmetic results.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ernst-Moritz Arndt University, Wollweberstrasse 1, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*