ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical value of laparoscopic treatment of myoma in the broad uterine ligament.Methods A retrospective comparison was made on clinical data between 26 patients who had received laparoscopic enucleation of myoma in the broad uterine ligament and 12 patients who had received traditional open resection in the same period.Results Both laparoscopic and traditional operations were successfully completed.As compared with open surgery,the laparoscopic surgery had longer operative time(92.5?15.8 min vs 63.0?15.8 min;t=5.350,P=0.000),similar blood loss during operation(99.2?32.9 m1 vs 91.7?30.7 m1; t=0.667,P=0.509),and shorter time of postoperative hospital stay(4.5?0.7 d vs 7.7?0.9 d;t=-11.960,P=0.000),respectively.Conclusions Laparoscopic enucleation of myoma in the broad uterine ligament is safe and effective and offers a rapid postoperative recovery.