… All randomised controlled clinical trials comparing laparoscopic versus open myomectomy
for uterine fibroids are included in this review. Our primary outcomes—postoperative pain and …

… significant difference in fibroid recurrence between laparoscopic and open myomectomy,
but in two other studies investigators stated that the recurrence rate of fibroids appeared to be …

… of laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) versus open myomectomy (OM), … [ 1 ] Uterine fibroids
commonly occur in women of reproductive age with an estimated rate of 20%–40%.[ 2 ] Uterine …

… Conventional open myomectomy involves fibroid removal surgically through an abdominal
… of uterine dead space and reconstitution of the uterus. However, open myomectomy is …

… The accurate excision of all uterine fibroids should therefore be … directly to the uterine serosa
during open myomectomy. … to our institutions for open myomectomy due to uterine fibroids. …

… searched in related databases: uterine myoma OR uterine fibroids OR leiomyomas,
laparoscopic surgery OR laparotomy OR abdominal myomectomy or open surgery. The reference …

… symptomatic fibroids that could be treated with myomectomy or uterine-… a previous open
abdominal myomectomy or uterine-artery … The diagnosis and characterization of uterine fibroids …

… stay as opposed to all kinds of open myomectomy. No data suggested a difference in … open
myomectomy. Even more studies are needed to determine fertility outcomes, rates of uterine …

… apply to both laparoscopic and open myomectomy, given that the size of the fibroid or
number of fibroids are often larger in the case of open myomectomy, detailed counselling on the …

… comparison with published series of open myomectomies is difficult, partly … open surgery
13, 14. Indeed, it is remarkable how “dry” the operating field usually is during the myomectomy, …