Laparoscopic Fibroid Removal

A laparoscopic myomectomy (fibroid removal) procedure may be possible, even if other surgeons have said open surgery is your only option. A myomectomy removes fibroids while leaving the uterus intact in order to maintain fertility. Most women are only offered open myomectomies, requiring large incisions.

In laparotomy myomectomy treatment a large incision is made on the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. It is said that the first laparotomy myomectomy treatment was performed successfully without anesthesia. Any myomectomy surgery is considered more safe since there will not be removal of the uterus.

The surgeon's goal during myomectomy is to take out symptom-causing fibroids and reconstruct the uterus. Unlike a hysterectomy, which removes your entire uterus, a myomectomy removes only the fibroids and leaves your uterus intact.

Women who undergo myomectomy report improvement in fibroid symptoms, including heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pressure.

Depending on the size, number and location of your fibroids, your surgeon may choose one of three surgical approaches to myomectomy.

• Abdominal Myomectomy
• Laparoscopic Myomectomy
• Hysteroscopic Myomectomy