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C Wong1

  • 1Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 1XW, Wales, UK. Chriswong@tiscali.co.uk

Hernia : the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
|July 12, 2005
PubMed

Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) affect 2.6% of pregnancies. They are usually silent, but on occasions can complicate pregnancies. A case of a 30-year-old pregnant woman with a uterine fibroid incarcerated in an umbilical hernia is presented. This is the second reported case of a fibroid in pregnancy with such a presentation.

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