Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?

Myomectomy is rarely performed in pregnancy due to risk of miscarriage or pregnancy loss, bleeding and possible hysterectomy. Myomectomy is mainly reserved for unavoidable indications such as rapidly growing fibroid or severe pain with possiblity of red degeneration for which medical treatment faile...

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Main Authors: Nor Amirawati A, Anizah Ali, Shafiee MN
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Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12288/1/12._amirawati_et_al.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.122882018-11-02T21:52:11Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12288/ Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe? Nor Amirawati A, Anizah Ali, Shafiee MN, Myomectomy is rarely performed in pregnancy due to risk of miscarriage or pregnancy loss, bleeding and possible hysterectomy. Myomectomy is mainly reserved for unavoidable indications such as rapidly growing fibroid or severe pain with possiblity of red degeneration for which medical treatment failed. However, good outcome had been reported in selective second trimester myomectomies. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12288/1/12._amirawati_et_al.pdf Nor Amirawati A, and Anizah Ali, and Shafiee MN, (2017) Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe? Journal of Surgical Academia, 7 (2). pp. 46-48. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/2
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description Myomectomy is rarely performed in pregnancy due to risk of miscarriage or pregnancy loss, bleeding and possible hysterectomy. Myomectomy is mainly reserved for unavoidable indications such as rapidly growing fibroid or severe pain with possiblity of red degeneration for which medical treatment failed. However, good outcome had been reported in selective second trimester myomectomies.
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author Nor Amirawati A,
Anizah Ali,
Shafiee MN,
spellingShingle Nor Amirawati A,
Anizah Ali,
Shafiee MN,
Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
author_facet Nor Amirawati A,
Anizah Ali,
Shafiee MN,
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title Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
title_short Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
title_full Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
title_fullStr Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
title_full_unstemmed Antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
title_sort antenatal myomectomy: is it safe?
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12288/1/12._amirawati_et_al.pdf
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http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/2
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