title: Successful pregnancy in a woman with symptomatic fibroids who underwent laparoscopic bipolar coagulation of uterine vessels.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of successful pregnancy after laparoscopic bipolar coagulation of uterine vessels (LBCUV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-affiliated tertiary referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  One woman, treated with LBCUV for symptomatic fibroids, who subsequently had a successful pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laparoscopic bipolar coagulation of uterine arteries and anastomotic sites of uterine arteries with ovarian arteries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient evaluation by physical and ultrasound examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete resolution of menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea was found after LBCUV. Reduction in fibroid size was seen by ultrasound. Two months later, the patient conceived a singleton pregnancy without the use of assisted reproductive technologies. The woman delivered by cesarean section. Neither myoma recurrence nor abnormality in uterine function was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although fecundity- and pregnancy-related complications after LBCUV for managing uterine fibroids are still unclear, this first case report of successful pregnancy after LBCUV is promising. LBCUV might be a safe and effective alternative to myomectomy and hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Peng Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chiou Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ming Jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yuan Kuei
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Wei Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*