Chapter 14 – Outpatient Myomectomy

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Abstract Uterine fibroids are common. They arise from the myometrium and occur in approximately 20–25% of women aged 35 years or more [1]. They may be found at any position…

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Chapter 6 – Fibroids and Reproduction

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Abstract Fibroids have long been labelled by clinicians as a factor resulting in adverse reproductive outcomes, from conception to parturition. However, despite the widespread belief that fibroids are a detriment…

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Chapter 17 – MRI-Guided Ultrasound Lysis of Fibroids

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Abstract Magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is the only truly non-invasive procedure for the treatment of uterine fibroids. In MRgFUS, high-frequency ultrasound beams target specific tissue, in this case fibroids,…

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Chapter 8 – Laparoscopic and Robotic Myomectomy

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Abstract Uterine fibroids remain the most common cause of hysterectomy. Myomectomy is performed far less than hysterectomy despite what Victor Bonney stated in 1931: ‘Since cure without deformity or loss…

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Chapter 10 – Uterine Fibroids

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Abstract One of the risks of electronic power morcellation, central to the morcellation debate, is the concern of spread of malignant uterine tissue. Uterine cancer is the most common gynaecologic…

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