title: [Clinical analysis of 45 cases of vaginal myomectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the feasibility, clinical effect and safety of vaginal myomectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2002 to April 2004, 45 cases treated by vaginal myomectomy were analyzed as the study group, and 45 cases treated by abdominal myomectomy during the same period in our hospital were selected as the control group. Effects of operation and recovery of two groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in the mean operating time, blood loss during operation between the study group, (76 +/- 21) minutes, (414 +/- 73) ml and the control group, (72 +/- 26) minutes, (404 +/- 68) ml. In the study group, the mean recovery time of bowel function (18 +/- 9) hours and average postoperative hospital stay (4.8 +/- 0.6) days were shorter than in the control group (31 +/- 8) hours, (7.8 +/- 0.4) days. For two groups menorrhagia were relieved after 6.8 months' follow-up, patients in the study group recovered more rapidly and felt more satisfactory with the effect of operation than patients in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vaginal myomectomy can be performed in selected patients with minimum operative injury, low complications and good short-time effect compared with abdominal myomectomy.
authors.affiliation: Qinhuangdao Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Provice, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yan-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ke-jun
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-chun
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Su-yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*