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Table 6 Fertility and pregnancy outcomes after myomectomy and LUAO (LM laparoscopic myomectomy, AM abdominal myomectomy, MLPT mini-laparotomy)

From: Clinical experience and fertility outcome after uterine artery occlusion and embolization

Investigator

Procedure

Pregnancy

Delivery

Pre-term

Abortion

(Ref)

 

n

n

n (%)

n (%)

Holub et al. [39]

LUAO

22

14

2 (14.2)

3 (15)

UAE

17

8

1 (12.5)

7 (43.7)

Connolly et al. [44]

AM

25

19

-

6 (24.0)

Kumakiri et al. [45]

LM

47

32

1 (3.1)

11 (23.4)

Seracchioli et al. [46]

LM

158

106

2 (2)a

43 (27.2)

Palomba et al. [47]

LM

37

32

1 (3.1)

4 (10.8)

MLPT

27

22

1 (4.5)

4 (14.8)

Goldberg et al. [48]

UAE

53

35

5 (24)

12 (24.0)

LM

139

104

3 (3.0)

20 (15.0)

  1. aUnder 36 weeks