Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience

Uterine myomas or uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine masses affecting women. The management of large myoma during pregnancy is challenging, and surgical treatment is a possible option. We report nine cases of pregnant women affected by uterine masses larger than 10 cm, who underwent...

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Autores principales: Anna Franca Cavaliere, Annalisa Vidiri, Salvatore Gueli Alletti, Anna Fagotti, Maria Concetta La Milia, Silvia Perossini, Stefano Restaino, Giuseppe Vizzielli, Antonio Lanzone, Giovanni Scambia
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b9ba5a5bd2674d318daabaad84a219082021-11-25T17:51:27ZSurgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience10.3390/ijerph1822121391660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/b9ba5a5bd2674d318daabaad84a219082021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12139https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Uterine myomas or uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine masses affecting women. The management of large myoma during pregnancy is challenging, and surgical treatment is a possible option. We report nine cases of pregnant women affected by uterine masses larger than 10 cm, who underwent surgical treatment during the second trimester of pregnancy. In all cases, the masses were preconceptionally unknown and diagnosed during the first trimester. In eight cases, no maternal and fetal complications arose during or after surgical treatment and delivery occurred at full term of pregnancy. In one case, spontaneous abortion was recorded. In all cases, histologic diagnosis demonstrated the benign nature. Women affected by large uterine masses diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy could be taken into consideration for surgical treatment in a referral center during the second trimester.Anna Franca CavaliereAnnalisa VidiriSalvatore Gueli AllettiAnna FagottiMaria Concetta La MiliaSilvia PerossiniStefano RestainoGiuseppe VizzielliAntonio LanzoneGiovanni ScambiaMDPI AGarticlemyomectomy during pregnancylarge massobstetric complicationsuterine myomasMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12139, p 12139 (2021)
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topic myomectomy during pregnancy
large mass
obstetric complications
uterine myomas
Medicine
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spellingShingle myomectomy during pregnancy
large mass
obstetric complications
uterine myomas
Medicine
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Anna Franca Cavaliere
Annalisa Vidiri
Salvatore Gueli Alletti
Anna Fagotti
Maria Concetta La Milia
Silvia Perossini
Stefano Restaino
Giuseppe Vizzielli
Antonio Lanzone
Giovanni Scambia
Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
description Uterine myomas or uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine masses affecting women. The management of large myoma during pregnancy is challenging, and surgical treatment is a possible option. We report nine cases of pregnant women affected by uterine masses larger than 10 cm, who underwent surgical treatment during the second trimester of pregnancy. In all cases, the masses were preconceptionally unknown and diagnosed during the first trimester. In eight cases, no maternal and fetal complications arose during or after surgical treatment and delivery occurred at full term of pregnancy. In one case, spontaneous abortion was recorded. In all cases, histologic diagnosis demonstrated the benign nature. Women affected by large uterine masses diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy could be taken into consideration for surgical treatment in a referral center during the second trimester.
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author Anna Franca Cavaliere
Annalisa Vidiri
Salvatore Gueli Alletti
Anna Fagotti
Maria Concetta La Milia
Silvia Perossini
Stefano Restaino
Giuseppe Vizzielli
Antonio Lanzone
Giovanni Scambia
author_facet Anna Franca Cavaliere
Annalisa Vidiri
Salvatore Gueli Alletti
Anna Fagotti
Maria Concetta La Milia
Silvia Perossini
Stefano Restaino
Giuseppe Vizzielli
Antonio Lanzone
Giovanni Scambia
author_sort Anna Franca Cavaliere
title Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
title_short Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
title_full Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
title_fullStr Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
title_full_unstemmed Surgical Treatment of “Large Uterine Masses” in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience
title_sort surgical treatment of “large uterine masses” in pregnancy: a single-center experience
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b9ba5a5bd2674d318daabaad84a21908
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