Total robotic myomectomy in a complex case: Extending the limits

We present the case of a 30-year-old female with primary infertility who had multiple large myomas up to 22 weeks uterine size. She had a body mass index of 42 kg/m2 and also concurrent endometriosis, for which she was on medical management. After meticulous preoperative planning, total robotic myom...

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Main Authors: Pakhee Aggarwal, Suneeta Mittal, Deepika Hooda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.e-gmit.com/article.asp?issn=2213-3070;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=175;epage=178;aulast=Aggarwal
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Summary:We present the case of a 30-year-old female with primary infertility who had multiple large myomas up to 22 weeks uterine size. She had a body mass index of 42 kg/m2 and also concurrent endometriosis, for which she was on medical management. After meticulous preoperative planning, total robotic myomectomy and endometriosis clearance was done. Four large myomas weighing a total of 750 g were removed after morcellation. Console time was 160 min, and she made an uneventful recovery with only 0.1 g/dL drop in hemoglobin. Robotic myomectomy is considered as an improvement over laparotomy for patients with up to three myomas and when the surgical time does not exceed 4 hours. We were successful in our attempt at total robotic myomectomy to extend these limits and had a positive surgical outcome.
ISSN:2213-3070