title: Autoamputation of a pedunculated, subserosal uterine leiomyoma presenting as a giant peritoneal loose body.
abstract: Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are defined as fibrotic or calcified-free bodies within the peritoneal cavity; they commonly autoamputate from appendices epiploicae that have undergone torsion. Pedunculated, subserosal uterine leiomyomas (PSULs) are subserosal uterine leiomyomas connected to the uterus via a pedicle. In the present report, we describe the case of a PLB that originated from the autoamputation of a PSUL, confirmed based on histological evidence consistent with a uterine leiomyoma and the laparoscopic findings of a broken pedicle. This case clearly demonstrates the potential for a uterine leiomyoma to be the source of a PLB. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the etiological relationship between PLBs and uterine leiomyomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan, i-suganu@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Suganuma
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Tokuei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishiro
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kihira
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitawaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*