title: Laparoscopic enucleation of a bladder leiomyoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Daegu, Namgu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Tae Sung
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ju Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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*