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Uterine fibromyomata: Presentation and management in Northern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Emembolu J.O.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(87)90349-3
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic inflammatory disease , presentation (obstetrics) , anemia , hysterectomy , infertility , gynecology , obstetrics , general surgery , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
A study of uterine fibromyomata at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria indicates that the condition occurs in 7.8% of new gynecology cases. Infertility 87.2%, menstrual disturbance 70.4%, in association with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease 43.4%, anemia 25.0% and hypertension 25.5% were the commonest presentations. Total abdominal hysterectomy was commonly performed due to the high rate of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Post‐operative morbidity was due to pyrexia in 28.6%, hemorrhage in 7.1% and wound infection in 6.6% of the series.