Laparoscopic enucleation of a bladder leiomyoma.
Bladder leiomyomas account for less than 0.43% of all bladder tumors, and these comprise about 35% of mesenchymal tumors [1,2]. About 250 cases of bladder leiomyoma have been reported in the English literature to date [3]. A patient may or may not have symptoms, according to the location and size of the leiomyoma. Initial symptoms include urinary frequency, urgency, hematuria, and pelvic pain [4]. Treatment for bladder leiomyoma includes abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, or transurethral resection. Herein, we present the first case, to our knowledge, of bladder leiomyoma that was laparoscopically enucleated without cystotomy.
Hong
Sung Yeon
SY
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Daegu, Namgu, Korea.
Lee
Tae Sung
TS
Kim
Ju Hyun
JH
D053715:Cystotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*