[Highlighting some clinical aspects of the association of myoma with pregnancy].
Leiomyoma is a benign tumor, with mesenchymal embryonal cell origin. During pregnancy 0.1 to 4% of cases are diagnosed.


RESULTS
During the period of 1999-2003, 59 pregnant and delivering women were registered with the diagnosis of Leiomyoma (0.5%) at the ObGyn complex, University Hospital, Pleven. In the observed group, were encountered significantly more often primary sterility, pathological positions of the fetus and placental pathologies.


CONCLUSIONS
Leiomyoma frequently complicates the progress of pregnancy and delivery necessitating operative intervention by the means of Caesarean Section.
Porozhanova
V
V
Stambolov
B
B
Velkova
A
A
Sampath
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*