2.2. Patient Selection
myomas, malignancy, fibroids, uterine leiomyoma
MYOMAS, UTERINE LEIOMYOMA, CAVITY, FIBROIDS, EMERGENCY, INTRAMURAL UTERINE LEIOMYOMA
Women with symptomatic uterine leiomyoma who were considered suitable for LM were recruited from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Municipal Emergency Clinical Hospital Timisoara, Romania.The inclusion criteria included (a) patients of reproductive age, between 26 and 40 years, with symptomatic fibroids; (b) patients with a preference for laparoscopic myomectomy and their desire to preserve fertility; and (c) patients who had intramural uterine leiomyomas greater than 4 cm in diameter, which also deformed the uterine cavity.The exclusion criteria included (a) patients who did not agree to the enrollment or did not pass the inclusion criteria (such as being over 40 years old, no preference for fertility preservation, and personal option for hysterectomy); (b) patients with other types of myomas (such as submucosal and subserosal location) or intramural myomas smaller than 4 cm that did not have an impact on the uterine cavity; (c) cases with suspected malignancy; and (d) pregnancy.