The effect of small size uterine fibroids on pregnancy outcomes in high-risk pregnancies
Rev. bras. ginecol. obstet
; 42(9): 535-539, Sept. 2020. tab
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Abstract Objective To evaluate the obstetric outcomes of singleton high-risk pregnancies with a small size uterine fibroid. Methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted among 172 high-risk pregnant women who were followed-up by a single surgeon between 2016 and 2019. Pregnant women with preconceptionally diagnosed small size (< 5 cm) single uterine fibroids (n = 25) were compared with pregnant women without uterine fibroids (n = 147) in terms of obstetric outcomes. Results There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The size of the fibroids was increased in 60% of the cases, and the growth percentage of the fibroids was 25% during pregnancy. Intrapartum and short-term complication was not observed in women who underwent cesarean myomectomy. Conclusion Small size uterine fibroids seem to have no adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes even in high-risk pregnancies, and cesarean myomectomy may be safelyperformed in properly selected cases.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Neoplásicas na Gravidez
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Neoplasias Uterinas
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Resultado da Gravidez
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Gravidez de Alto Risco
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Leiomioma
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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En
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Rev. bras. ginecol. obstet
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article