Analyzing leiomyomas with FIGO classification regarding parity, body mass index and admission symptoms

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 319 - 324, 21.03.2025

Gurbet Yağmacı , Fikriye Işıl Adıgüzel , Gülsüm Uysal

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1596426

Abstract

Aims: To examine the outcomes of leiomyomas classified by FIGO in relation to the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of patients who underwent laparotomic myomectomy.
Methods: A total of 199 patients were found between September 2019 and September 2023 according to the criteria for study. Data were analyzed and compared in terms of FIGO leiomyoma classification, leiomyoma size, admission symptoms, body-mass index (BMI) and parity. All demographical and operational features were compared in each group for issues including leiomyomas >8 cm, <8 cm; single or multiple leiomyomas; BMI >30, <30; multiparous and nulliparous patients. Moreover, patients’ admission symptoms as abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain and compression were also recorded and compared.
Results: The mean leiomyoma size, compression symptoms and pelvic pain of those with abnormal uterine bleeding was 8.5±3.2 cm, 9.6±3.1 cm, and 10.9±3.6 cm; respectively. The mean leiomyoma size of individuals with pelvic pain was significantly larger than that of those with abnormal uterine bleeding (p<0.05). Nulliparous patients exhibited a higher incidence of multiple myomas than multiparous patients. Nulliparous patients experienced a lower incidence of abnormal uterine hemorrhage than multiparous patients; however, the incidence of pelvic pain and pressure symptoms was more common (p=0.013). The mean leiomyoma size of those with BMI <30 and BMI ≥30 was 9.8±3.6 cm, and 9.2±3.1 cm; respectively. No statistically significant difference was observed between these groups in terms of mean leiomyoma size, operation time, hospital stay and postoperative complications (p>0.05).
Conclusion: When evaluating laparotomic myomectomy patients, the patient’s parity status, location and size of the leiomyoma should be taken into consideration before surgery.

Keywords

Leiomyomas, parity, FIGO classification, laparotomic myomectomy

Parite, vücut kitle indeksi ve yatış semptomları açısından FIGO sınıflandırması ile leiomyomaların analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, laparotomik miyomektomi geçiren hastaların demografik, klinik ve laboratuvar özelliklerini ve FIGO tarafından sınıflandırılan leiomyomaların sonuçlarını incelemekti.
Gereç ve yöntemler: Eylül 2019 ile Eylül 2023 arasında çalışma kriterlerine göre toplam 199 hasta bulundu. Veriler FIGO leiomyoma sınıflandırması, leiomyoma boyutu, yatış semptomları, vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ), parite açısından analiz edildi ve karşılaştırıldı. Her grupta tüm demografik ve operasyonel özellikler, leiomyomalar > 8 cm, < 8 cm; tek veya çoklu leiomyomalar; VKİ > 30, < 30; multipar ve nullipar hastalar dahil olmak üzere sonuçlar açısından karşılaştırıldı. Ayrıca, anormal uterin kanama, pelvik ağrı ve bası gibi yatış semptomları da kaydedildi ve karşılaştırıldı.
Sonuçlar: Pelvik ağrısı olan hastalarda ortalama leiomyoma boyutunun anormal uterin kanaması olanlara göre daha büyük olduğu bulundu. Nullipar hastalarda, multipar hastalara göre daha yüksek oranda multipl miyom görüldüğü bulundu. Nullipar hastalarda, multipar hastalara göre anormal uterin kanama insidansı daha düşük bulundu; ancak, pelvik ağrı ve bası semptomlarının insidansı artmıştı.. BMI <30 olanların ortalama leiomyoma boyutu 9,8±3,6 cm, BMI ≥30 olanların ortalama leiomyoma boyutu ise 9,2±3,1 cm bulundu. Gruplar arasında ortalama leiomyoma boyutu, operasyon süresi, hastanede kalış süresi ve postoperatif komplikasyonlar açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark gözlenmedi
Sonuçlar: Laparotomik miyomektomi hastaları değerlendirilirken, hastanın parite durumu, leiomyomanın yeri ve boyutu ameliyattan önce dikkate alınmalıdır.

Keywords

Leiomyomlar, parite, FIGO sınıflandırması, laparotomik miyomektomi

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