Myomectomy is the surgery by which uterine fibroids are removed. However, this procedure can be performed via hysteroscopy, laparoscopy or laparotomy.
The choice of one technique or another will depend, fundamentally, on the size of the fibroids and their location. In general, the removal of submucosal fibroids is performed by hysteroscopy, while the removal of intramural and subserosal fibroids is performed by laparoscopy or laparotomy.
Read the full article on: Do fibroids affect fertility and IVF outcome? ( 77).
By Juan Ordás Santotomás M. D. (gynecologist), Júlia Roig Navarro M.D. (gynecologist), Silvia Azaña Gutiérrez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 03/23/2022
