Open AccessCan the application of a temporary uterine tourniquet during an abdominal myomectomy reduce bleeding?
Author(s) -
Eren Akbaba,
Burak Sezgin,
Ahmet Akın Sivaslıoğlu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the turkish-german gynecological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1309-0399
pISSN - 1309-0380
DOI - 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2020-0242
Subject(s) - medicine , tourniquet , uterine fibroids , uterine artery , surgery , perioperative , hematocrit , pregnancy , placenta previa , gestation , placenta , fetus , biology , genetics
Uterine fibroids are common, benign uterine tumours. The three most common surgical treatment approaches for uterine fibroids are laparoscopic, robotic and abdominal myomectomies. Bleeding is a risk with all three approaches. The present study compared post-operative and pregnancy outcomes in patients with bilateral uterine artery occlusion who underwent an abdominal myomectomy, with or without a temporary uterine tourniquet.