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    Fertil Steril. 2009 Mar;91(3):932.e13-4. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

    Parasitic myomas after laparoscopic myomectomy: case report.

    Source

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.

    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE:

    To report a case of a woman who presented with parasitic myomas 27 months after laparoscopic myomectomy.

    DESIGN:

    Case report.

    SETTING:

    University medical center.

    PATIENT(S):

    A 31-year-old G0 woman who had a previous history significant for laparoscopic myomectomy with morcellation 27 months before.

    INTERVENTION(S):

    Repeat laparoscopic myomectomy and review of video footage from previous myomectomy.

    MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):

    Pathology report.

    RESULT(S):

    Repeat laparoscopic examination revealed two pedunculated and two parasitic myomas. Review of video footage from initial surgery revealed pieces of myoma dispersed within pelvis during morcellation.

    CONCLUSION(S):

    Pieces of initial myoma dispersed within the pelvis during morcellation may have developed into parasitic myomas.

    PMID:
    18922520
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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