Management of Uterine Giant Myoma: Case Report

Abstract

Aim: To present the case of a patient with giant uterine leiomyoma.Case: A 47-year-old premenopausal presented with a history of menometroragia from last 3 months but abdominal distention and myoma uteri history for a period of approximately 7 years. Physical examination revealed a huge abdominal mass and an umbilical hernia. Her hemoglobin level was 7.1 g/dl. Ultrasonography and MRI examination showed a large mass that filled the abdomen. The patient underwent laparotomy, total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-ooferectomy. The histology revealed a leiomyoma weighing 9.8 kilograms.Conclusion: Patients with giant myomas are unusual cases. Conscientious perioperative management and multidisciplinary patient care are essential to prevent morbidity and mortality.

Keywords

• giant uterine myoma, multidiscipliner approach

Dev Uterin Myomda Yönetim: Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Amaç: Dev uterin myomu olan bir olguyu sunmayı amaçladık.Olgu: 47 yaşında premenapozal hasta bize son 3 aydır mevcut olan menometroraji ve 7 yıldır giderek artan karın şişliği ve myom uteri hikayesi ile başvurdu. Fizik muayenesinde dev abdominal kitle ve umbilikal hernisi vardı. Hastanın hemoglobin değeri 7.1 g/ dl idi. Ultrason ve MRI tetkiklerinde tüm batını dolduran dev kitle tesbit edildi. Hastaya laparotomi, total histerektomi ve bilateral salfingo-ooferektomi yapıldı. Patoloji sonucu 9.8 kilogram ağırlığında uterin leiyomyom olarak geldi.Sonuç: Dev uterin myomlu hastalar nadir görülen vakalardır. Morbiditeyi ve mortaliteyi önlemek için dikkatli perioperatif yönetim ve multidisipliner hasta bakımı gereklidir.

Keywords

• dev uterine myom, multidisipliner yaklaşım

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