Obstetric outcomes after laparoscopic myomectomy.

Yoo, Eun Hee; Kim, Donguk

Original Article

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(12):1481-1486.
Published online December 1, 2008.

Obstetric outcomes after laparoscopic myomectomy.

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, East West Neo Medical Center, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea. yooe7@khu.ac.kr
²Department of Statistics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the outcomes of pregnancy after laparosocpic myomectomy. METHODS: A total of 99 cases of pregnancies after 512 cases of laparoscopic myomectomy which was performed at different 6 hospitals between 1995 and 2004 was selected. Retrospective chart review and telephone survey were performed for identifying outcomes of pregnancies, ectopic pregnancy rate, abortion rate, preterm delivery, spontaneous or cesarean delivery and presence of dangerous outcomes of uterine rupture. RESULTS: There were 20 (20.2%) spontaneous abortion, 2 (2.0%) ectopic pregnancy. Among the delivery of 77 cases, 4 (5.2%) had vaginal deliveries and 73 (94.8%) had cesarean section. No case of uterine rupture was reported. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes of pregnancy after laparoscopic myomectomy showed safe and successful outcomes

Key Words: Laparoscopy, Myomectomy, Obstetric outcomes