Patients’ uterine leiomyoma characteristics
In LESS-M group, the largest removed leiomyoma was located in the uterine body in 109 patients and cervix in 9 patients. What’s more, the largest removed leiomyoma was intramural in 68 patients, was subserous in 41, and was submucosal in 5. In all cases, 15 patients had uterine leiomyoma with degeneration, while the remaining 99 patients had no degeneration. And uterine leiomyoma was cellular in 18 patients and not in the remaining 96 patients. The median volume of the largest removed leiomyomas was 110.9 cm³. A total of 59 patients underwent removal of a single leiomyoma, 37 underwent removal of 2 or 3 leiomyomas, and 18 underwent removal of more than 3 leiomyomas. These data are shown in Table 2.
In CLM group, the largest removed leiomyoma was located in the uterine body in 152 patients and the cervix in 4 patients. What’s more, the largest removed leiomyoma was intramural in 103 patients, was subserous in 47, and was submucosal in 6. In all cases, 14 patients had uterine leiomyoma with degeneration, while the remaining 142 patients had no degeneration. And uterine leiomyoma was cellular in 43 patients and not in the remaining 113 patients. The median volume of the largest removed leiomyomas was 117.2 cm³. A total of 63 patients underwent removal of a single leiomyoma, 42 underwent removal of 2 or 3 leiomyomas, and 51 underwent removal of more than 3 leiomyomas. These data are also shown in Table 2.