title: Surgical treatment of fibroids in heavy menstrual bleeding.
abstract: Uterine fibroids can cause abnormal uterine bleeding and their removal is beneficial in the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with fibroids for women who would like to preserve their uterus and fertility. Endoscopic (hysteroscopic and laparoscopic) approaches are the preferred methods of fibroid removal when appropriate. In the presence of submucosal fibroids, hysteroscopic resection is a simple, safe and effective treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding and reduces the need for more major surgery, such as hysterectomy. When abdominal myomectomy is required, laparoscopic myomectomy is the preferred choice in selected cases due to its advantages over open myomectomy.
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Division, University College London Hospitals, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG, UK.
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saridogan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization / Q000379:methods*; D063186:Uterine Myomectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: abdominal myomectomy; fibroids; hysteroscopic morcellator; hysteroscopic myomectomy; laparoscopic myomectomy; leiomyoma; morcellator; myomectomy; open myomectomy; resectoscope