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Laparoscopic Extracorporeal Knot-Tying for Uterine Vessel Occlusion during Hysterectomy with Cervical Cerclage in Large Uteri
Published on: September 12, 2025
[Previa uterine leiomyoma: a rare case of bowel obstruction during pregnancy]
E Brazet1, A Ghassani1, M Voglimacci1
1Service de gynécologie obstétrique, hôpital Paule-de-Viguier, CHU Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
Abstract:
We report the case of a massive posterior leiomyoma leading to a bowel acute obstruction and an obstructive renal failure in a 33 years old primigest woman during pregnancy. The patient underwent a urinal and an intestinal derivation during de second trimester of pregnancy as a conservative management. End of pregnancy was uneventful and she gave birth to an healthy boy (2345g) at term, by cesarean section for praevia leiomyoma. The myoma was removed 6 weeks after delivery with restoration of digestive continuity in the same time. This case report shows the morbidity of 10cm and larger leiomyoma during pregnancy.
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